What makes men indifferent to their wives is that they can see them when they please.
When a rose dies, a thorn is left behind.
Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you.
O ye gods! what thick encircling darkness blinds the minds of men!
It warms the blood, adds luster to the eyes, and wine and love have ever been allies.
Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.