To babble is to make a feminine noise somewhat resembling the sound of a brook, but with less meaning.

Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.

A kiss is a course of procedure cunningly devised, for the mutual stopage of speech at a moment when words are superfluous.

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.

If some people got their rights they would complain of being deprived of their wrongs.

Only the young die good.