Obtuseness is sometimes a virtue.

Cats don't caress us-they caress themselves on us.

The woman who too easily and ardently yielded her devotion will find that its vitality, like a bright fire, soon consumes itself.

There are men who gain from their wealth only the fear of losing it.

The mischief of children is seldom actuated by malice; that of grown-up people always is.

There are some women who are flirts upon principle; they consider it their duty to make themselves as pleasing as possible to every one.

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