Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a child.

According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.

A fit of laughter, which has been indulged to excess, almost always produces a violent reaction.

We are bound to our bodies like an oyster to its shell.

Poets do not compose their poems with knowledge, but by some inborn talent and by inspiration, like seers and prophets who also say many fine things without any understanding of what they say.

Because it is correct to make a priority of young people, taking care that they turn out as well as possible.

Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds.