When you want to court a woman, court her sister first
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
God's only excuse is that he does not exist.
If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.
It is from cowardice and not from want of enlightenment that we do not read in our own hearts.
A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.