A short death is the sovereign good hap of human life.
Nature makes us buy her presents at the price of so many sufferings that it is doubtful whether she deserves most the name of parent or stepmother.
But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.