Contemptuous people are sure to be contemptible.
Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is.
Egotism is the tongue of vanity.
Were a man to consult only his reason, who would marry? For myself, I wouldn't marry, for fear of having a son who resembled me.
A woman is like your shadow; follow her, she flies; fly from her, she follows.
The sunset glow of self-possession.