It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
What is without periods of rest will not endure.
Keep thy hook always baited, for a fish lurks even in the most unlikely swim.
It is no less a feat to keep what you have, than to increase it. In one there is chance, the other will be a work of art.
You who seek an end of love, love yields to business: be busy, and you will be safe.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.