Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.
A man's own vanity is a swindler that never lacks for a dupe.
And he, like many jaded people, had few pleasures left in life save good food and drink.
The world will avenge itself upon all happiness in which it has no share.
I am a galley slave to pen and ink.
On the moral plane, true friends enjoy the same protection as the sense of smell confers upon dogs. They scent the sorrow of their friends, they divine its causes, and they clasp it to their minds and hearts.