Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.
The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.
unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long.
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.