What we love intensely or for a long time we are likely to bring within the citadel, and to assert as part of oneself.
Society would be a charming affair if we were only interested in one another.
Egotism is the tongue of vanity.
Most benefactors are like unskillful generals who take the city and leave the citadel intact.
How many fools does it take to make up a public?
Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.