Where it is a general rule that it is wrong to gratify lovers, this can be attributed to the defects of those who make that rule: the government's lust for rule and the subjects' cowardice.

Consider how great is the encouragement which all the world gives to the lover; neither is he supposed to be doing anything dishonourable; but if he succeeds he is praised, and if he fail he is blamed.

Let brother help brother.

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.

Of all the Gods, Love is the best friend of humankind, the helper and healer of all ills that stand in the way of human happiness.

As the proverb says, "a good beginning is half the business" and "to have begun well" is praised by all.

Be kind, for everyone is having a hard battle.