Cruelty in all countries is the companion of anger; but there is only one, and never was another on the globe, where she coquets both with anger and mirth.

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

Modesty and diffidence make a man unfit for public affairs; they also make him unfit for brothels.

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

He who brings ridicule to bear against truth finds in his hand a blade without a hilt. The most sparkling and pointed flame of wit flickers and expires against the incombustible walls of her sanctuary.

Next in criminality to him who violates the laws of his country, is he who violates the language.

Wrong is but falsehood put in practice.