Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate's affection.

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

There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one's work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.

Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.

Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts.

The general public is easy. You don't have to answer to anyone; and as long as you follow the rules of your profession, you needn't worry about the consequences. But the problem with the powerful and rich is that when they are sick, they really want their doctors to cure them.

You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want.