A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

When you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to you, look on his mouth.

Neglect kills injuries, revenge increases them.

Well done is better than well said.

Rich widows are the only secondhand goods that sell at first-class prices.

To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girlfriends.

Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.