The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.

Men are such dupes by choice, that he who would impose upon others never need be at a loss to find ready victims.

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

The fame of surgeons resembles the fame of actors, who live only during their lifetime and whose talent is no longer appreciable once they have disappeared.

The greatest joy a petty soul can taste is to dupe a great soul and catch it in a snare.