A clear sign of an unhappy society is when the nostalgic, deceased sights of the past offer more comfort than anything one sees in life.

One needn't only cheat to be disloyal. Secrets, lies, and exclusion are all acts of selfish betrayal. The attendance of clubs, bars, gyms, and even work become acts of truancy if you're deliberately excluding someone you shouldn't. If you're willing to spend weekdays, weekends, birthdays, or Christmases with strangers as opposed to those who love you, you're just as repugnant and untrustworthy as the most unfaithful of lovers.

Napoleon Bonaparte among the members of the Institute by Édouard Detaille

Ye Olde' reading nook;

Be among the frost far-flung
Or home amongst the heather.
Never shall our nerve be rung,
So long as we're together.