A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.

There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.

Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior.

Of all that gives politeness birth,Of all that claims to please,In motion, manners, or in mirth,The surest source is ease.

A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.