Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood.
Nature without exercise is a seed shut up in a pod, and art without practice is nothing.
Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something out of them, otherwise you'll come home to me with a full belly and an empty purse.
Perfumed and gallant words make our ears belch.
Why should the eyes be denied what delights them most?