I've seen people in theaters, and it just doesn't work, because you're talking to the guy next to you the whole time.

Our passions may be compared to certain slaves--the more severity we show them, the better they obey us.

If you're looking for the suspect in a suicide bombing, here's a clue: Look for the dead guy.

Jealousy seldom punishes with the severity it suffers.

Chastity is oftener owing to diffidence and shame, than to fortitude of reason or virtue.

Some men are tempted to violate secrecy from the uneasiness secrecy gives them, and others, merely to impress you with the extent of their confidence.

Hypocrisy is the outward acknowledgment of inward shame.