Love which economizes is never true love.

He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.

Man can start with aversion and end with love, but if he begins with love and comes round to aversion he will never get back to love.

It is a singular fact that most men of action incline to the theory of fatalism, while the greater part of men of thought believe in providence.

A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to be entirely concealed.

Law is a silvery web that lets the big flies pass and catches all the small ones.

You're a fine fastidious young man, as proud as a lion, as gentle as a girl. You'd make a good catch for the devil.