He who doth not smoke hath either known no great griefs, or refuseth himself the softest consolation, next to that which comes from heaven.

Women love energy and grand results.

Julius Caesar owed two millions when he risked the experiment of being general in Gaul. If Julius Caesar had not lived to cross the Rubicon, and pay off his debts, what would his creditors have called Julius Caesar?

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.

To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment.

Success never needs an excuse.

One vice worn out makes us wiser than fifty tutors.