Men's hearts and faces are always wide asunder; women's are not only in close connection, but are mirror-like in the instant power of reflection.

Scandal is an importunate wasp, against which we must make no movement unless we are quite sure that we can kill it; otherwise it will return to the attack more furious than ever.

It's a question of prudence. Nobody has a high opinion of fishwives but who would dare offend them while walking through the fish market.

I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.

We leave unmolested those who set the fire to the house, and prosecute those who sound the alarm.

Egotism is the tongue of vanity.

Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before.