It is from cowardice and not from want of enlightenment that we do not read in our own hearts.

When a man leaves his mistress, he runs the risk of being betrayed two or three times daily.

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.

A woman of generous character will sacrifice her life a thousand times over for her lover, but will break with him for ever over a question of pride.

It is difficult to escape from the prevailing disease of one's generation.

The first virtue of a young man today - that is, for the next fifty years perhaps, as long as we live in fear, and religion has regained its powers - is to be incapable of enthusiasm and not to have much in the way of brains.

On a cold winter morning a cigar fortifies the soul.