If Claret is the king of natural wines, Burgundy is the queen.
It's true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long.
Reasoning is the pastime of my whole household, and all this reasoning has driven out Reason.
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
I have the knack of easing scruples.