Rumor is like bees; the more you fight them the more you don't get rid of them.
Fortune is like a coquette; if you don't run after her, she will run after you.
Ignorance is the wet-nurse of prejudice.
Beauty is a very handy thing to have, especially for a woman who ain't handsome.
Tears are a good alterative, but a poor diet.
I never knew a man troubled with melancholy, who had plenty to do, and did it.