Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.

Books and marriage go ill together.

One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

The envious will die, but envy never.

Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.

Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!

Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.