Lately we have had many losses.
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.
A liar must have a good memory. -Mendacem oportet esse memorem
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.