Fancy borrows much from memory, and so looks back to the past.
Selfishness, if but reasonably tempered with wisdom, is not such an evil trait.
More people laugh at us than with us, however it may appear at the moment.
Beauty is an exquisite flower, and its perfume is virtue.
The teacher is like the candle which lights others in consuming itself.
Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains.