They who are all things to their neighbors cease to be anything to themselves.
The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.
Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest.
The true cook is the perfect blend, the only perfect blend, of artist and philosopher. He knows his worth: he holds in his palm the happiness of mankind, the welfare of generations yet unborn.
The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day.
The families of our friends are always a disappointment.