In any combat between a rogue and a fool the sympathy of mankind is always with the rogue.

Evil: That which one believes of others. It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake

So few men are really worth knowing, that it seems a shameful waste to let an anthropoid prejudice stand in the way of free association with one who is.

When a woman says she won't, it's a good sign that she will. And when she says she will, it is an even better sign.

The most disgusting cad in the world is the man who on the grounds of decorum and morality avoids the game of love. He is one who puts his own ease and security above the most laudable of philanthropies.

Haste is of the devil. Slowness is of God.

The motive of fear is the be-all and end-all of religion.