Men know no medium: They will either, spaniel-like, fawn at your feet, or be ready to leap into your lap.
Beauty is an accidental and transient good.
People who act like angels ought to have angels to deal with.
Calamity is the test of integrity.
What pleasure can those over-happy persons know, who, from their affluence and luxury, always eat before they are hungry and drink before they are thirsty?
The pleasures of the mighty are obtained by the tears of the poor.