Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill his mistress; an Italian will kill her husband; a Spaniard will kill both; and a German will kill herself.

Nature intends that, at fixed periods, men should succeed each other by the instrumentality of death. We shall never outwit Nature; we shall die as usual.

The Art of Flying is but newly invented, twill improve by degrees, and in time grow perfect; then we may fly as far as the Moon.

To despise theory is to have the excessively vain pretension to do without knowing what one does, and to speak without knowing what one says.

Modesty in women has two special advantages,--it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.

Neatness is a crowning grace of womanhood.

A philosopher will not believe what he sees because he is too busy speculating about what he does not see.