Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.
Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.