Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts. Finley Peter Dunne There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.

By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.

My intention is to tell of bodies changed into new forms.

The mind grows sicker than the body in contemplation of it's suffering.

Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.

Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?

The gods behold all righteous actions.