The intention of cheating no one lays us open to being cheated ourselves.

Sometimes, occasions occur in life which demand you to be a little foolish in order to skillfully extricate yourself.

The best way to rise in society is to use all possible means of persuading people that one has already risen in society.

To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.

A man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived.

We arrive at the various stages of life quite as novices.

The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.