“We believe slowly when belief brings pain.”

First appearance deceives many.

A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.

Venus is kind to creatures as young as we; We know not what we do, and while we’re young We have the right to live and love like gods.

People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.

In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.

Enhance and intensify one’s vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.

Habits change into character.

Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.

Little things please little minds.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.