Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

Squeeze marriage as much as you like, you will never extract anything from it but fun for bachelors and boredom for husbands.

Old maids claw as cats do. They not only inflict wounds but experience pleasure in doing so. Nor will they fail to remind their victims of the blood drawn.

The errors of women spring, almost always, from their faith in the good, or their confidence in the true

A woman questions the man who loves exactly as a judge questions a criminal. This being so, a flash of the eye, a mere word, an inflection of the voice or a moment's hesitation suffice to expose the fact, betrayal or crime he is attempting to conceal.

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.

The national budget is not a safe-deposit box. It is a spray can.