O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.

A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.

Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.

Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.

Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage.