people never write calmly but when they write indifferently.
'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.
Tis the established custom [in Vienna] for every lady to have two husbands, one that bears the name, and another that performs the duties.
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.
Life is too short for a long story
... if it were the fashion to go naked, the face would be hardly observed.