A Coxcomb Is The Blockhead's Man Of

A Man Must Have Very Eminent Qualities To Hold His Own Without Being Polite.

The Noblest Deeds Are Well Enough Set Forth In Simple Language; Emphasis Spoils Them.

Women Are Extreme; They Are Better Than Men, Or Worse.

The First Day One Is A Guest, The Second A Burden, And The Third A Pest.

There Are But Two Ways Of Rising In The World: Either By One's Own Industry Or Profiting By The Foolishness Of Others. [fr., Il N'y A Au Monde Que Deux Manieres De S'elever, Ou Par Sa Propre Industrie, Ou Par L'imbecilite Des Autres.]