The Secret Of Great Fortunes Without Apparent

I Prefer Thought To Action, An Idea To A Transaction, Contemplation To Activity.

Do You Know How A Man Makes His Way Here? By Brilliant Genius Or By Skilful Corruption. You Must Either Cut Your Way Through These Masses Of Men Like A Cannon Ball, Or Steal Among Them Like A Plague.

God Is The Author, Men Are Only The Players. These Grand Pieces Which Are Played Upon Earth Have Been Composed In Heaven.

A Lover Always Thinks Of His Mistress First And Himself Second; With A Husband It Runs The Other Way.

By And Large, Women Have A Faith And A Morality Peculiar To Themselves; They Believe In The Reality Of Everything That Serves Their Interest And Their Passions.