Murder is always a mistake. One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.
I have put my talent into writing, my genius I have saved for living.
Nature is always behind the age
Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
I never put off till tomorrow what I can do the day after.