You, who are ashamed of your poverty, and blush for your calling, are a snob; as are you who boast of your wealth.

If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new.

All is vanity, nothing is fair.

An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.

Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?-Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.

When I say that I know women, I mean I know that I don't know them. Every single woman I ever knew is a puzzle to me, as, I have no doubt, she is to herself.