Several sorts of memory exist in us; body and mind each possesses one peculiar to itself. Nostalgia, for instance, is a malady of the physical memory.

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!

Women, when they have made a sheep of a man, always tell him that he is a lion with a will of iron.

Vice is perhaps a desire to learn everything.

Charity is not one of the virtues practiced on the stock market. The heart of a bank is but one of many viscera.

It is easier for a woman to be a good wife than a good mother. A widow has two duties with contrary obligations: she is a mother and she must exercise paternal authority. Few woman are strong enough to understand and to play this role.

Modern reformers offer nebulous theories or write philanthropic novels. But your thief acts! He is as clear as a fact and as logical as a punch on the nose! And what a style he has!