A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

A liar ought to have a good memory.

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.

Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.