It is easier for a prodigal to become liberal, than to become a miser.
Expedition and despatch anticipate the enemy, and victory becomes assured before the foe is prepared for defence.
The sweet singer, Anton, tells us that peace of mind is not as often found in the lordly mansion, as in the retired cottage.
It is better to overdo than underdo a thing.
Nothing, as Lafuente-Alcàntara says, is more interesting to the philosopher and moralist, than the lives, habits, passions and beliefs of what some call «the populace.»