Almost The Whole Of History Is But

Most Benefactors Are Like Unskillful Generals Who Take The City And Leave The Citadel Intact.

One Must Not Hope To Be More Than One Can Be.

Marriage, As Practised By High Society, Is Arranged Indecency.

False Modesty Is The Most Decent Of All Lies.

A Lover Is A Man Who Tries To Be More Amiable Than It Is Possible For Him To Be.