I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.

How great in number are the little minded men

Laws are subordinate to custom.

Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead.

There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.