Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.
On the brink of being satiated, desire still appears infinite.
Marriage simplifies life and complicates the day.
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.
There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.
Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt.