An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort.
We learn not in the school, but in life.
When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?
No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.