Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse.
Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.
Every production must resemble its author.
I had rather munch a crust of brown bread and an onion in a corner, without any more ado, or ceremony, than feed upon turkey at another man's table.
He who's never loved cannot be good.
A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency.