Jesting is often only indigence of intellect.
Born merely for the purpose of digestion.
I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found.
A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to complete his happiness.
The flatterer does not think highly enough of himself or of others.
Days, months, years fly away, and irrecoverably sink in the abyss of time.