I would sooner lose my best friend than my worst enemy. To have friends, you know, one need only be good-natured; but when a man has no enemy left there must be something mean about him.

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.

He is fairer than the morning star, and whiter than the moon. For his body I would give my soul, and for his love I would surrender heaven.

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as often as possible.

If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.