Enthusiasms, like stimulants, are often affected by people with small mental ballast

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

To be loved is to be fortunate, but to be hated is to achieve distinction.

Man proposes, woman forecloses.

To money, the finest linguist in the world!

A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.

Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.