There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh ... 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion!

A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty.

Let us be very strange and well-bred:Let us be as strange as if we had been married a great while;And as well-bred as if we were not married at all.

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.

Love's but the frailty of the mind, When 'tis not with ambition joined; A sickly flame, which if not fed expires; And feeding, wastes in self-consuming fires.

A little scorn is alluring.

I know that’s a secret, for it’s whispered everywhere.