Nothing about me surprises me.
Equality may be the law, but no human power can install it.
In a world of hunchbacks, a fine figure becomes a monstrosity.
The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, for it was properly done.
Few men are raised in our estimation by being too closely examined.