The subtle sauce of malice is often indulged in by maidens of uncertain age, over their tea.

The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often Nero, but never Marc Aurelius.

It is easy for men to write and talk like philosophers, but to act with wisdom, there is the rub!

What isn’t clear, isn’t French.

Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the interests hatreds.

Mind is the partial side of men; the heart is everything.

The methods that help a man acquire a fortune are the very ones that keep him from enjoying it.