Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.

Who wishes to give himself an abundance of business let him equip these two things, a ship and a woman. For no two things involve more business, if you have begun to fit them out. Nor are these two things ever sufficiently adorned, nor is any excess of adornment enough for them.

Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.

That least pleases us which is most urged on us.

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.

In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.

The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.