He who stands most remote from his age is he who mirrors it best.
Nothing looks so like innocence as an indiscretion.
One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
Progress in thought is the assertion of individualism against authority.
They did not understand a single word of what he was saying, but that made no matter, for they put their heads on one side, and looked wise, which is quite as good as understanding a thing, and very much easier.
There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else.