You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife that shall be my master.]
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
Gifts are like hooks.
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.