If a playwright is funny, the English look for a serious message, and if he's serious, they look for a joke.
Look after your wife; never mind yourself--she'll look after you.
Faults of ignorance are excusable only where the ignorance itself is so
I have my ignorance to thank for the few things I know.
The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.
Why is it better to love than be loved? It is surer.