True friends stab you in the front.

The only thing I cannot resist is temptation.

On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind. It becomes a pleasure.

A burnt child loves the fire.

It is not wise to find symbols in everything that one sees. It makes life too full of terrors.

Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success.