Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.
All the powers of imagination combine in hypochondria.
In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.
Learned researches lead to headaches, constipation, and befuddled quarreling.
Striving toward a goal puts a more pleasing construction on our advance toward death.
While we are reading, we are all Don Quixote.