I'd rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.

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No noble man ever hated good wine.

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I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.

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Tell the truth and shame the devil.

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We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

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When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.

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Everything comes in time to those who can wait.

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All's well in the end, if you've only the patience to wait.

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You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.

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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.

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