A maxim in law has more weight in the world than an article of faith.

Your onions should be thoroughly boiled.

Praise is the daughter of present power.

Brisk talkers are usually slow thinkers. There is, indeed, no wild beast more to be dreaded than a communicative man having nothing to communicate. If you are civil to the voluble they will abuse your patience; if brusque, your character.

Apollo was held the god of physic and sender of disease. Both were originally the same trade, and still continue.

I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand.

All panegyrics are mingled with an infusion of poppy.