Neither blame or praise yourself.

I confess myself the greatest coward in the world, for I dare not do an ill thing.

Antisthenes says that in a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible, so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer.

The crowns of kings do not prevent those who wear them from being tormented sometimes by violent headaches.

A lover's soul lives in the body of his mistress.

Authority and place demonstrate and try the tempers of men, by moving every passion and discovering every frailty.

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.