Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

The tragedy of growing old is not that one is old but that one is young.

The moment that an artist takes notice of what other people want, and tries to supply the demand, he ceases to be an artist.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them, of course, but one cannot possibly admire them. They have made private terms with the enemy, and sold their birthright for very bad pottage. They must also be extraordinarily stupid.

They flaunt their conjugal felicity in one's face, as if it were the most fascinating of sins.

A man who pays his bills on time is soon forgotten.