It is when their age of passions is past that great men produce their masterpieces, just as it is after volcanic eruptions that the soil is most fertile.
Society would be a charming affair if we were only interested in one another.
All passions exaggerate; and they are passions only because they do exaggerate.
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.
Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.