Smooth Words In Place Of Gifts. [lat.,

That Which You Know, Know Not; And That Which You See, See Not.

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.

I Much Prefer A Compliment, Even If Insincere, To Sincere Criticism.

Unexpected Results Are The Rule Rather Than The Exception.

It Is A Great Plague To Be Too Handsome A Man. [lat., Nimia Est Miseria Nimis Pulchrum Esse Hominem.]