A fool is he that comes to preach or prate, When men with swords their right and wrong debate. [It., Chi conta i colpi e la dovuta offesa, Mentr' ard….

For when last need to desperation driveth, Who dareth most he wiseth counsel giveth. [It., Che spesso avvien che ne' maggior perigli Son piu audaci g….

Love is when you don't have to be with another person to touch their heart!.

Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door..

O happy, golden age! Not for that rivers ran With streams of milk, and honey dropped from trees.

He, full of bashfulness and truth, loved much, hoped little, and desired naught..

O subtle love! a thousand wiles thou hast, by humble suit, by service, or by hire, to win a maiden's hold,--a thing soon done, for nature framed all ….

Lost is the time that you don't spend for love..

Then amongst flowers and springs, Making delightful sport, Sat lovers without conflict, without flame.

A friend giveth sympathy in trouble..

It is the fortunate who should extol fortune..

The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe..

Perhaps if only once you did enjoy The thousandth part of all the happiness A heart beloved enjoys, returning love, Repentant, you would surely si….

Love is when he gives you a piece of your soul, that you never knew was missing..

Horror itself in that fair scene looks gay, And joy springs up e'en in the midst of fear. [It., Bello in si bella vista anco e l'orrore, E di mezzo l….

Women have tongues of craft, and hearts of guile, They will, they will not; fools that on them trust; For in their speech is death, hell in their smi….

Not for no cold did freeze, Nor any cloud beguile Th'eternal flowering spring.

None merits the name of Creator but God and the poet..

Grave was the man in years, in looks, in word, his locks were grey, yet was his courage green..

Any time not spent on love is wasted..

As shaking terrors from his blazing hair, a sanguine comet gleams through dusky air..