It doesn't matter what people call you unless they call you pigeon pie and eat you up.
We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.
Wine is a bride who brings a great dowry to the man who woos her persistently and gracefully.
The better sort of Ishmaelites have been Christian for many centuries and will not publicly eat human flesh uncooked in Lent, without special and costly dispensation from their bishop.
Suffering is none the less acute and much more lasting when it is put into words.
That's the public-school system all over. They may kick you out, but they never let you down.