Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.
Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.