Men are such dupes by choice, that he who would impose upon others never need be at a loss to find ready victims.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart like a viper in its hole.

The day will dawn when Europe will believe only in the man who tramples her underfoot.

It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide.

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.

By dint of making sacrifices, a man grows interested in the person who exacts them. Great ladies, like courtesans, know this truth by instinct.