There are people who want to make men's lives more difficult for no other reason than the chance it provides them afterwards to offer their prescription for alleviating life; their Christianity, for instance.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There are two things a real man likes - danger and play; and he likes woman because she is the most dangerous of play things.

For our self respect depends upon our ability to make requital, for good or for evil.

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.

In order to be somebody you have to hold even your shadow in high regard.