Wine and women bring misery.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.