Esteem all things that are good.
Be bold: Venus herself aids the stout-hearted.
A wise man sings his joy in the closet of his heart.
The Love-god inflames more fiercely those he sees are reluctant to surrender.
How mad it is to summon grim death by means of war!
What madness is this, inviting sable Death by warfare? It always hovers close and comes unforeseen on silent steps.