Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had before.

Charity and good-nature give a sanction to the most common actions; and pride and ill-nature make our best virtues despicable.

A good name is seldom got by giving it oneself.

Ceremony and great professing renders friendship as much suspect as it does religion.

Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love from good breeding.

Drinking with women is as unnatural as scolding with 'em.

Money makes up in a measure all other wants in men.