You cannot analyze a kiss any more than you can dissect the fragrance of flowers.
Virtue does not consist in the absence of the passions, but in the control of them.
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend to commit.
Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.
It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.