A woman is easily governed, if a man takes her in hand.
Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do.
All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.
Men fall from great fortune because of the same shortcomings that led to their rise.
The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.
If our life is unhappy it is painful to bear; if it is happy it is horrible to lose, So the one is pretty equal to the other.