Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.

Beauty, devoid of grace, is a mere hook without the bait.

Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts.

The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.

If you wish to be popular in society consent to be taught many things you already know.

Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.

What I have been taught, I have forgotten; what I know, I have guessed.