A bellyful is a bellyful.

Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.

Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, they're less than women.

I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.

Everything comes in time to those who can wait.

There are more old drunkards than old physicians.

If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.