Misery is a guest that we are glad to part with, however certain of her speedy return.

while we all desire to live long, we have all a horror of being old!

. . . men seldom risk their lives where an escape is without hope of recompense.

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

the mind naturally accommodates itself, even to the most ridiculous improprieties, if they occur frequently.

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

an old woman ... is a person who has no sense of decency; if once she takes to living, the devil himself can't get rid of her.