Neither is it safe to count upon the weakness of any man's understanding, who is thoroughly possessed of the spirit of revenge to sharpen his invention.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.

A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.

Vanity is a natural object of temptation to a woman.

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.

A pleasant companion is as good as a coach.