It is a way of calling a man a fool when no attention is given to what he says.
Tutors should behave reverently before their pupils.
The fairest blossoms of pleasantry thrive best where the sun is not strong enough to scorch, nor the soil rank enough to corrupt.
There is no opposing brutal force to the stratagems of human reason.
It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.
Some natures are so sour and ungrateful that they are never to be obliged.