Do not suppose opportunity will knock twice at your door.

The majority of the books of our time give one the impression of having been manufactured in a day out of books read the day before.

A man is not necessarily intelligent because he has plenty of ideas, any more than he is a good general because he has plenty of soldiers.

Women of the world crave excitement.

Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.

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

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.