Birth is nothing where virtue is not
Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to.
The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.