It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
What may not be altered is made lighter by patience.
Those that are little, little things suit.
I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.
Our parents, worse than our grandparents, gave birth to us who are worse than they, and we shall in our turn bear offspring still more evil.
Ridicule is often employed with more power and success than severity.