Rest assured that there is nothing which wounds the heart of a noble man more deeply than the thought his honour is assailed.

At least it's better to be married than to be dead.

I have the knack of easing scruples.

Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.

Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.

Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.