Very ugly or very beautiful women should be flattered on their understanding, and mediocre ones on their beauty.

Our prejudices are our mistresses; reason is at best our wife, very often heard indeed, but seldom minded.

Elegance of manner is the outgrowth of refined and exalted sense.

I assisted at the birth of that most significant word "flirtation," which dropped from the most beautiful mouth in the world.

Men will not believe because they will not broaden their minds.

Most maxim-mongers have preferred the prettiness to the justness of a thought, and the turn to the truth; but I have refused myself to everything that my own experience did not justify and confirm.

Violent measures are always dangerous, but, when necessary, may then be looked on as wise. They have, however, the advantage of never being matter of indifference; and, when well concerted, must be decisive.