The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail.
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.
A father is a banker provided by nature.
Love teaches even asses to dance.
To want to forget something is to think of it.
Gratitude is the heart's memory.