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A new idea displaces the old.

The knowledge of truth arises in us with the help of the senses.

After true death there will be no second self.

The shaken mountains raise their voices to the stars.

The nature of the soul is unknown.

The human species is thirsty for any gossip.

That which is changeable decays and therefore perishes.

The poor man is everywhere knocked to the ground.

Without discord, love does not last long.

You love the arts; under their rich veil, souls are filled with humility, and enmity is banished.

In a thousand ways death is shown before my eyes; destruction is not so hard as waiting for it.

You beauties like to blend in with the crowd. Get out of the house more often, even without a specific goal! To catch a sheep, the she-wolf runs after several. The eagle once swoops into the flock of birds. Let the beautiful woman show herself, maybe, from the crowd, she will attract at least one! She should strive to please and devote all her thoughts to the care of attracting a large number of admirers. Chance always has a decisive importance, and therefore always have your fishing rod cast: the fish gets caught even at a depth you least expect.

Trust in experience.

To be silent always and everywhere is not a great merit. But it's a shame to talk about what you should be silent about.

Wine calls for caresses and soothsayers. In front of the wine drunk in large quantities, worries run away, disappearing. Then laughter enters the scene, then the poor person also cheers up, sadness, worries and the frown on the forehead pass, all intentions become sincere, which is so rare in our time. Wine removes any trace of artificiality. Thus, the beauties enslaved the hearts of young men, and the love born of wine proved to be a fire in the very heart of the fire.

The lover is always ready to believe in the reality of that which he fears.

Time heals longing for love.

Everything changes, nothing disappears.

Time can sweeten anything, not my bitter.

Everything is transient and nothing is still in the world.

Time swallows them all.

Any hope based on merit is law.

The gossip that likes to add lies to the truth grows with every little lie.

The burden becomes light when you bear it with submission.

The care of a vile coward is to trample on the fallen.

For virtue no path is impassable.

Souls don't die. Leaving the place of their former existence, they live in other places where they are sheltered.

Only the wife who is not constrained by fear is virtuous. She who is faithful out of fear is not like that at all.

It is permissible to learn even from the enemy.

If you want the woman to continue to love you, try to convince her that you are in ecstasy because of her beauty. If she is dressed in a red dress - praise her red dress, if she is dressed in a fine cloth dress, tell her it looks good on her. If she wears gold jewelry, tell her that to you she is more precious than gold; if it occurs to her to wear a winter coat, I commend her for it. She approaches with only a shirt on, shouts, "You're disturbing me!" and with a pleading voice I beg her not to catch a cold. If his hair is skillfully combed into two tails, be excited that it is combed into two tails; if her hair is curly, praise her curls. Get excited by her hands when she dances and her voice when she sings; if he stops, look sad that he finished singing too soon.