Covetousness is a sort of mental gluttony, not confined to money, but craving honor, and feeding on selfishness.

Many men and women enjoy popular esteem, not because they are known, but because they are not known.

Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?

If a woman were about to proceed to her execution, she would demand a little time to perfect her toilet.

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

The threat of a neglected cold is for doctors what the threat of purgatory is for priests-a gold mine.

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful.