... there's nothing but quarreling with the women; it's my belief they like it better than victuals and drink.

Nothing is so delicate as the reputation of a woman; it is at once the most beautiful and most brittle of all human things.

Childhood is never troubled with foresight.

to be sure, marriage is all in all with the ladies; but with us gentlemen it's quite another thing!

A little alarm now and then keeps life from stagnation.

A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

To a heart formed for friendship and affection the charms of solitude are very short-lived.