A woman being never at a loss... the devil always sticks by them.

I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves.

There is, in fact, no law or government at all; and it is wonderful how well things go on without them.

Egeria! sweet creation of some heart Which found no mortal resting-place so fair As thine ideal breast.

Time strips our illusions of their hue, And one by one in turn, some grand mistake Casts off its bright skin yearly like the snake.

Well, well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, And live and die, make love and pay our taxes, And as the veering winds shift, shift our sails.

Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.