Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.
It is remarkable how great an influence our clothes have on our moral state.
Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.
There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.
It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown.
I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.