No man is offended by another man's admiration of the woman he loves; it is the woman only who can make it a torment.

Every savage can dance.

Oh! you are a great deal too apt, you know, to like people in general. You never see fault in any body. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in my life." "I would wish not to be hasty in censuring any one; but I always speak what I think.

I am sorry to tell you that I am getting very extravagant and spending all my money: and what is worse for you, I have been spending yours too.

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.

Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.

Men of sense, whatever you may choose to say, do not want silly wives.