Every beauty, when out of it's place, is a beauty no longer.
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
All pleasantry should be short; and it might even be as well were the serious short also.
The adjective is the enemy of the noun. Variant: The adjective is the enemy of the substantive.
Your destiny is that of a man, your vows those of a god.
History is the recital of facts represented as true. Fable, on the other hand, is the recital of facts represented as fiction.