Ah, lady, when I gave my heart to thee, It passed into thy lifelong regency.

There's no credit in not doing what you don't want to do. There's no virtue in not falling, when you're not tempted.

It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be.

Man is born in a day, and he dies in a day, and the thing is easily over; but to have a sick heart for three-fourths of one's lifetime is simply to have death renewed every morning; and life at that price is not worth living.

She belongs to a race of delightful women, who never do any harm, whom everybody calls good, and who are very severe on those who do not pretend to be good.

Every shot that kills ricochets.

There is no influence like the influence of habit.