If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love. - Ovid

"Art lies by its own artifice."

"If you want to be loved, be lovable."

"I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words."

"Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas"- "Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses"

"My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope."