By God and upon my conscience, said the devil, I never observed it, for my mind is occupied with so many different things that I was forgetting the main thing I came about. This demon must be an honest fellow and a good Christian, said Sancho; for if he wasn't he wouldn't swear by God and his conscience; I feel sure now there must be good souls even in hell itself.

When good luck knocks at the door, let him in and keep him there.

One day, in the San Francisco walk, he came upon some badly painted figures and observed that good painters imitate nature but bad ones vomit it forth.

He who gives early gives twice.

Give the devil his due.

That's the nature of women, not to love when we love them, and to love when we love them not.

I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice.