In this country we find it pays to shoot an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.
The composition of a tragedy requires testicles.
Life is thickly sown with thorns. I know no other remedy than to pass rapidly over them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us.
He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.
The road to the heart is the ear
The multitude of books is making us ignorant.