The sunset glow of self-possession.
The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.
Most benefactors are like unskillful generals who take the city and leave the citadel intact.
Women bestow on friendship only what they borrow from love.
Contact with the world either breaks or hardens the heart.
If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor.