There is no such thing as destiny. We ourselves shape our lives.

I leave to others the decision as to the good or evil tendencies of my character, but such as it is it shines upon my countenance, and there it can easily be detected by any physiognomist.

Nobody can deprive me of the fact that I had a good time.

I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms.

As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other.

When you fool a fool you strike a blow for intelligence.

In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty man.