Rare is true love, true friendship is rarer.

The opinion of the strongest is always the best.

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Man is so made that whenever anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

No freckles on the skin: as balm she's sweet: Antoinetta is, her spouse replied, Ambrosia ev'ry way: no fault to hide.

Death never takes a wise man by surprise; he is always ready to go.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.