That which costs little is less valued. Don Quixote

Once it's been proved to you that you're descended from an ape, it's no use pulling a face; just accept it. Once they've proved to you that a single droplet of your own fat must be dearer to you than a hundred thousand of your fellow human beings and consequently that all so-called virtues and duties are nothing but ravings and prejudices, then accept that too, because there's nothing to be done. Notes from Underground

"When anger rises, think of the consequences." The Analects of Confucius

Loyalty that is bought with money, may be overcome by money. Day's Collacon