An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
He who begs timidly courts a refusal.
Man is a reasoning Animal.
If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
He who has fostered the sweet poison of love by fondling it, finds it too late to refuse the yoke which he has of his own accord assumed.
Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.