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.

A man who stops at nothing short of the law is very clever indeed!

There are moments in life when all we can bear is the sense that our friend is near us; our wounds would wince at the touch of consoling words, that would reveal the depths of our pain.

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

Nothing can afford a woman greater pleasure than to hear tender words of love. The strictest, most devout woman will listen even if she must not answer.

Rare is the man who suffers no remorse as he passes from the state of confidant to that of rival.

The woman you buy takes a great deal of money. The woman who gives herself to you takes all your money.