Novelty is both delightful and deceptive.

Let nothing dupe you! Such is the horrible maxim that acts as a solvent upon every noble feeling man experiences.

There are words which cut like steel.

Our heart is a treasury; if you pour out all its wealth at once, you are bankrupt.

There are no principles; there are only events. There is no good and bad, there are only circumstances.

Yes, I can understand that a man might go to a gambling table when he sees that all that lies between him and death is his last crown.

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