After so many years even the fire of passion dies, and with it what was believed the light of the truth. Who of us is able to say now whether Hector or Achilles was right, Agamemnon or Priam, when they fought over the beauty of a woman who is now dust and ashes?

Whoever reflects on four things I would be better if he were never born: that which is above, that which is below, that which is before, that which is after.

American coffee can be a pale solution served at a temperature of 100oC

If two things don't fit, but you believe both of them, thinking that somewhere, hidden, there must be a third thing that connects them, that's credulity.

Never affirm, always allude: allusions are made to test the spirit and probe the heart.

Fools are in great demand, especially on social occasions. They embarrass everyone but provide material for conversation. In their positive form, they become diplomats.

I seal that which was not to be said in the tomb that I become.