A slander is like a hornet; if you cannot kill it dead at the first blow, better not to strike at it.
There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards?
A good reliable set of bowels is worth more to a man than any quantity of brains.
Vanity is a strange passion; rather than be out of a job it will brag of its vices.
Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.
It is not much trouble to doctor sick folks, but to doctor healthy ones is troublesome.