No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith.
To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on; science and art are as well.
The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.
