A chuck under the chin is worth two kisses.

Men who possess all the advantages of life are in a state where there are many accidents to disorder and discompose, but few to please them.

The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

Blot out, correct, insert, refine, enlarge, diminish, interline. Be mindful, when invention fails. To scratch your head and bite your nails.

If a lump of soot falls into the soup and you cannot conveniently get it out, stir it well in and it will give the soup a French taste.

By candle-light nobody would have taken you for above five-and-twenty.