There are men who gain from their wealth only the fear of losing it.
Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the interests hatreds.
Women read each other at a single glance.
Extremes produce reaction. Beware that our boasted civilization does not lapse into barbarism.
Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.
In general, indulgence for those we know is rarer than pity for those we know not.