Whether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.
Dishonesty is a forsaking of permanent for temporary advantages.
Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.
Ideas are like matter, infinitely divisible. It is not given to us to get down so to speak to their final atoms, but to their molecular groupings-the way is never ending and the progress infinitely delightful and profitable.
Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.
Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.