Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
~ Juvenal
Besides what endless brawls by wives are bred,The curtain lecture makes a mournful bed.
Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
Honesty is admired, and starves.
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
Luxury is more deadly than any foe.
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason.
For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes.
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.
