States are great engines moving slowly.
When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.
Out of monuments, names, words proverbs ...and the like, we do save and recover somewhat from the deluge of time.
Spouses are great impediments to great enterprises.
God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.
It is a great happiness when men's professions and their inclinations accord.