Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair.

I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.

I will maintain it before the whole world.

...all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing.

Perfect reason avoids all extremes.

I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.

We die only once, and for such a long time.