"Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man."

"…There is the heat of Love, the pulsing rush of Longing, the lover’s whisper, irresistible—magic to make the sanest man go mad."

"Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another."

"There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep."

"Even a fool learns something once it hits him."

"For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother"

"A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time"

"There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends."

"How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!"