said of or to a self-important person

faraway and untraceable

the weak always suffer

tolerant, magnanimous, generous, large-hearted, courageous, daring

the big the head, the bigger the headache, everything is large in a big city

matchless, unmatched, gathering in a place of irrelevant things, a combination of different things

ill-assorted group, unholy alliance

son of a rich or famous man, son of a noble family

then at long last, with great difficulty

satirically spoken to children who show laxity in education implying when when birds and beast can read, why can't the children of men do the same

nothing is lost, luxurious life is still there

pride goes before a fall, those who are boastful are finally humiliated

of anywhere, of or belonging to somewhere