Woman's weakness, not man's merit, oftenest gains the suitor's victory.
If a woman were about to proceed to her execution, she would demand a little time to perfect her toilet.
Be my brother or I will kill you.
Man may aspire to virtue, but he cannot reasonably aspire to truth.
An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living.
Success makes success, like money makes money.