A fool who has a flash of wit creates astonishment and scandal, like hack-horses setting out to gallop.
We need to be just before we are generous, as we need shirts before ruffles.
Tis easier to make certain things legal than to make them legitimate.
In living and in seeing other men, the heart must break or become as bronze.
Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.
Women of the world crave excitement.