Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our regard for the donor.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
A short absence is the safest.
Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity.
All other creatures look down toward the earth, but man was given a face so that might turn his eyes toward the stars and his gaze upon the sky.
So long as you are secure you will count many friends; if your life becomes clouded you will be alone.