Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I scarcely recognize as our own.
Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships, the poor man everywhere lies low.
Love is a believing creature.
Pleasure is sweetest when 'tis paid for by another's pain.
Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.