There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature - the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.

For in religion as in friendship, they who profess most are ever the least sincere.

The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.

Prudence, like experience, must be paid for.

Wit loses its point when dipped in malice.

Good reading makes for damn hard writing.