The impossible is justified by the fact that it occurred
God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.
To promote laughter without joining in it greatly heightens the effect.
Though your vulgarian does not readily admit that feelings can change overnight, certainly two lovers often part far more abruptly than they came together.
For a sick man the world begins at his pillow and ends at the foot of his bed.
Loyalty in time of need is possibly one of the noblest of victories a courtier can win over himself.