Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.
Dripping water hollows out a stone
All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins.
Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become powerful.
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 love of fame puts spurs to the mind