A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser’s gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment have been intellectual joys.