Those who can least bear a jest upon themselves, will be most diverted with one passed on others.

Old men, imagining themselves under obligation to young paramours, seldom keep any thing from their knowledge.

By my soul, I can neither eat, drink, nor sleep; nor, what's still worse, love any woman in the world but her.

The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level.

The world, the wise world, that never is wrong itself, judges always by events. And if he should use me ill, then I shall be blamed for trusting him: if well, O then I did right, to be sure!--But how would my censurers act in my case, before the event justifies or condemns the action, is the question.

Too liberal self-accusations are generally but so many traps for acquittal with applause.

Men will bear many things from a kept mistress, which they would not bear from a wife.