You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of
Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine,
Sabellus, not to bathe.

Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends.

The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.

It's beautiful when two strangers become best friends, it's terribly depressing when two best friends become strangers.

The less you talk, the more you're listened to.

A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration.

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever.

The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him.