In order to forgive reason for the evil it has wrought on the majority of men, we must imagine for ourselves what man would be without his reason. 'Tis a necessary evil.

Bachelors' wives and old maids' children are always perfect.

Anyone whose needs are small seems threatening to the rich, because he's always ready to escape their control.

Egotism is the tongue of vanity.

There are more fools than wise men, and even in a wise man there is more folly than wisdom.

We take our colors, chameleon-like, from each other.

Contact with the world either breaks or hardens the heart.