“By worrying as little as possible about fame.”

“Democritus says, "But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down".”

“He has the most who is most content with the least.”

“Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.”

“When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.”

“If ever thou shalt love,In the sweet pangs of it remember me;For such as I am all true lovers are,Unstaid and skittish in all motions elseSave in the constant image of the creatureThat is beloved.”

“Love sees with the heart and not with mind.”

“I love a ballad but even too well if it be doleful matter merrily set down, or a very pleasant thing indeed and sung lamentably.”