... not being liked has a certain virtue about it, if the reason for the dislike does not lie in yourself!

Lots of men hate women now-a-days. ... It was a man-made world, and now we're asking to go shares in the making.

A desire that has never been fulfilled is considerably less acute than one that has been fulfilled and then checked at the source.

A refugee is as helpless as a new born child - but not so appealing! Besides, a new born child has no memories!

To see a shadow and think it is a tree that is a pity; but to see a tree and to think it a shadow can be fatal.

... a woman who has been a nun is never anything else.

Luck enters into every contingency. You are a fool if you forget it -- and a greater fool if you count upon it.