Flattery is a false currency that only has currency due to our vanity.
The philosopher is a friend of being, not of appearance.
Plato
The law of the Lord is perfect and restores the soul. - Psalms 19:7
Psalms
The heat of passion makes the heart melt.
ROSA BERG
The novelist is, of all men, the one who most resembles God: he is the imitator of God.
François Mauriac
Men marry out of fatigue, women out of curiosity; they both become disillusioned.
Oscar Wilde