There is no protection against slander.
All is wholesome in the absence of excess.
Ah, there are no longer any children!
No matter what everybody says, ultimately these things can harm us only by the way we react to them.
The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit.
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.