A husband can commit no greater blunder than to discuss his wife, if she is virtuous, with his mistress; unless it be to mention his mistress, if she is beautiful, to his wife.

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.

Nothing is irredeemably ugly but sin.

Women themselves are so happy, and so beautiful, when they're strong, that they naturally choose powerful men, even if that power's so enermous there's a real risk it could shatter them.

The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, forgotten because it was properly done.

The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.

Genuine sorrows are very tranquil in appearance in the deep bed they have dug for themselves. But, seeming to slumber, they corrode the soul like that frightful acid which penetrates crystal.