Girls, like men, want to be petted, pitied, and made much of, when they are diffident, in low spirits, or in unrequited love. These are services which the weak cannot render to the strong and which the strong will not render to the weak, except when there is also a difference of sex.

Vulgarity in a king flatters the majority of the nation.

There is nothing that can be changed more completely than human nature when the job is taken in hand early enough.

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence.

Happiness and beauty are by-products. Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty.

It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less.

Beware of the man whose God is in the skies.