Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.
Writing is busy idleness.
Beware of wishing for anything in youth, because you will get it in middle age.
Giving is the business of the rich.
I know nothing more mocking than a devil that despairs.
What is the destiny of man, but to fill up the measure of his sufferings, and to drink his allotted cup of bitterness?