For he who gives no fuel to fire puts it out, and likewise he who does not in the beginning nurse his wrath and does not puff himself up with anger takes precautions against it and destroys it.

Where the lion's skin will not reach, you must patch it out with the fox's.

We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.

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

In human life there is constant change of fortune; and it is unreasonable to expect an exemption from the common fate. Life itself decays, and all things are daily changing.

What sort of tree is there which will not, if neglected, grow crooked and unfruitful; what but Will, if rightly ordered, prove productive and bring its fruit to maturity? What strength of body is there which will not lose its vigor and fall to decay by laziness, nice usage, and debauchery?

As soft wax is apt to take the stamp of the seal, so are the minds of young children to receive the instruction imprinted on them.