There is no protection against slander.
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
Each day my reason tells me so; But reason doesn't rule in love, you know.
If you make yourself understood, you're always speaking well.
The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.