Truly, one gets easier accustomed to a silken bed than to a sack of leaves. See image Berthold Auerbach
When the foot of the' mountain is enveloped in mist, the mountain appears to us much loftier than it is; so also when the ground and basis of a disaster is not clear to us. See image Berthold Auerbach
To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art. See image Berthold Auerbach