No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
Leave war to others; 'tis Protesilaus' part of love.
Even the gods are moved by the voice of entreaty.
Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become powerful.
Adde, quod ingénues didicisse fideliter artes Emollit mores, nec sinit esse fervos. To be instructed in the arts, softens the manners and makes men gentle.
When the character's right, looks are a greater delight.