Every man of ambition has to fight his century with its own weapons. What this century worships is wealth. The God of this century is wealth. To succeed one must have wealth. At all costs one must have wealth.

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.

I am very glad I have travelled. Travel improves the mind wonderfully, and does away with all one's prejudices.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

My dear young lady, there was a great deal of truth; I dare say, in what you said, and you looked very pretty while you said it, which is much more important.

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman.