In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as if it was to be your last; then super-added hours, to the enjoyment of which you had not looked forward, will prove an acceptable boon.

Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as possible.

He wins every hand who mingles profit with pleasure.

Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul.

I want to live, and die with you.

He is praised by some, blamed by others.

Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.