"Life is a fleeting moment; seize the day!"

"The nightingale sings of love, and the rose blooms in beauty."

"Better to be a drunkard and a lover than a pious hypocrite."

"The secret of life is to love and be loved."

"If the young Magian, wine-seller, display such splendor, I will make my eye-lash the dust-sweeper of the door of the wine-house."