You're a fine fastidious young man, as proud as a lion, as gentle as a girl. You'd make a good catch for the devil.

The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.

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

No frozen-hearted woman ever I laid eyes on but has made duty her religion.

A careful observation of Nature will disclose pleasantries of superb irony. She has for instance placed toads close to flowers.

A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.

Inspiration is the opportunity of genius.