But does not happiness come from the soul within?

Any man, however blase or depraved, finds his love kindled anew when he sees himself threatened by a rival.

Life in clubs is no paltry sign of the times we live in. Here gentlemen gamble with others whom they would not dream of inviting to their homes.

It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the time as it is to say that a violinist needs several violins to play the same piece of music.

Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her beauty.

Necessity is often the spur to genius.

Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!