When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
Birth means nothing where there is no virtue.
Without dance, a man can do nothing.
I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
In order to prove a friend to one's guests, frugality must reign in one's meals; and, according to an ancient saying, one must eat to live, not live to eat.
People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.