The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
A good disposition I far prefer to gold; for gold is the gift of fortune; goodness of disposition is the gift of nature. I prefer much rather to be called good than fortunate.
Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate.