The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year.

A lady of honor may be raped once, but it strengthens her virtue.

My life's dream has been a perpetual nightmare.

The passions are the winds which fill the sails of the vessel; they sink it at times, but without them it would be impossible to make way.

Mortals are equal; their mask differs.

One should always aim at being interesting, rather than exact.

Prejudice is an opinion without judgment.