That which costs little is less valued.
Jests that give pains are no jests.
Old, that's an affront no woman can well bear.
Fortune leaves always some door open to come at a remedy.
Men of great talents, whether poets or historians, seldom escape the attacks of those who, without ever favoring the world with any production of their own, take delight in criticising the works of others.
There is no jewel in the world so valuable as a chaste and virtuous woman.