The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.

Little things please little minds.

There is nothing in the whole world which abides. All things are in a state of ebb and flow, and every shadow passes away. Even time itself, like a river, is constantly gliding away .

It is hope which makes the shipwrecked sailor strike out with his arms in the midst of the sea, though no land is in sight.

So long as you are secure you will count many friends; if your life becomes clouded you will be alone.

Women can always be caught; that's the first rule of the game.

You who seek an end of love, love yields to business: be busy, and you will be safe.