Many dishes bring many diseases.

Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.

It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.

A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer's judgment.

Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.

As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.

....shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.