Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Pure women are only those who have not been asked.
Those things that nature denied to human sight, she revealed to the eyes of the soul.
All things may corrupt when minds are prone to evil.
Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for skill.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger appeased.