When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.
The uncertainty of death is, in effect, the great support of the whole system of life.
Wasting a fortune is evaporation by a thousand imperceptible means.
A woman of fortune being used the handling of money, spends it judiciously; but a woman who gets the command of money for the first time upon her marriage, has such a gust in spending it, that she throws it away with great profusion.
Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful.
Self-love is a busy prompter.