Poverty Is A Divine Stepmother Who Does

A Married Woman Is A Slave You Must Know How To Seat Upon A Throne.

The Woman You Buy Takes A Great Deal Of Money. The Woman Who Gives Herself To You Takes All Your Money.

Events Are Never Absolute, Their Outcome Depends Entirely Upon The Individual. Misfortune Is A Stepping Stone For A Genius, A Piscina For A Christian, A Treasure For A Man Of Parts, And An Abyss For A Weakling.

It Is Beyond A Doubt That During The Sixteenth Century, And The Years Immediately Preceding And Following It, Poisoning Had Been Brought To A Pitch Of Perfection Which Remains Unknown To Modern Chemistry, But Which Is Indisputably Proved By History. Italy, The Cradle Of Modern Science, Was At That Time, The Inventor And Mistress Of These Secrets, Many Of Which Are Lost.

You May Imitate, But Never Counterfeit.