Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
Gifts are like hooks.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, "The work of Chloe." How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that's how a book of poems is made, my Friend.