To wish is of little account; to succeed you must earnestly desire; and this desire must shorten thy sleep.

What makes men indifferent to their wives is that they can see them when they please.

Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves.

I could not possibly count the gold-digging ruses of women, Not if I had ten mouths, not if I had ten tongues.

I cannot keep track of all the vagaries of fashion, Every day, so it seems, brings in a different style.

For in this strange anatomy we wear, the head has greater powers than the hand; the spirit, heart, and mind are over all.

The workmanship was better than the subject matter.