The old woman dies, the burden is lifted.
This is the case with many learned persons; they have read themselves stupid.
It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.
For whence did Dante take the materials for his hell but from this our actual world? And yet he made a very proper hell of it.
My body and my will are one.
As a general rule, the longer a man's fame is likely to last, the later it will be in coming; for all excellent products require time for their development.