All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.

Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.

Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.

The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.

I believe that two and two are four and that four and four are eight.

You think you can marry for your own pleasure, friend?

It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don't want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.