Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships, the poor man everywhere lies low.
The mind grows sicker than the body in contemplation of it's suffering.
Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit.
A lover fears all that he believes.
What is without periods of rest will not endure.
As the mind of each man is conscious of good or evil, so does he conceive within his breast hope or fear, according to his actions.