It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.

Anyone can be rich in promises.

I hate a woman who offers herself because she ought to do so, and cold and dry thinks of her sewing when making love.

Some people think that because they do the opposite of what they are asked to do, they have initiative

Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery.

When the character's right, looks are a greater delight.