The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.
A little evil is often necessary for obtaining a great good.
Truth is a fruit that can only be picked when it is very ripe.
He was not the greatest of men but he was the greatest of kings.
The road to the heart is the ear
Happiness is not the portion of man.