Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners by the ears.
It is much easier to begin than to end.
The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.