“If it is true that cowardice is the most grave vice, then the dog, at least, is not guilty of it.”

“Cowardice is the most terrible of vices.”

“Most bad," the host concluded. "If you ask me, something sinister lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and dinnertime conversation. Such people are either gravely ill or secretly detest everyone around them.”

“A dog's spirit dies hard.”

“Who told you that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in this world! May the liar’s vile tongue be cut out!”

“and a fact is the most stubborn thing in the world.”

“The most amazing combinations can result if you shuffle the pack enough.”