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

There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering.

Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.

Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.

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

When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird.

A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.