Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it.

Glory is the sunshine of the dead

Virtually all men of action incline to Fatality just as most thinkers incline to Providence.

It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment.

The secret of the nobility and beauty of great ladies lies in the art with which they can shed their veils. In such situations, they become like ancient statues. If they kept the merest scarf on, they would be lewd. Your bourgeois woman will always try to cover her nakedness.

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!

But woman brings disorder into society through passion.