Woman has this in common with angels, that suffering beings belong especially to her.

Men who pay their tailors never amount to anything, they never even become Cabinet ministers.

When attempted self-destruction does not cure a man of life, it cures him of voluntary death.

Misfortune, no less than happiness, inspires us to dream.

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

A rent in your clothes is a mishap, a stain on them is a vice.

If certain women walk straight into adultery, there are many others who cling to numerous hopes, and commit sin only after wandering through a maze of sorrows.