216
The loss of a much-prized treasure is only half felt when we have not regarded its tenure as secure.
Goethe.
217
The dull-hued turkey apes the gait
Of lordly peacock, richly plumed;
And thus the poetaster shows
When he would fain his verse recite.
Hindu Poetess.
218
Knowledge acquired by a man of low degree places him on a level with a prince, as a small river attains the irremeable ocean; and his fortune is then exalted.
Hitopadesa.