We must take the good with the bad; For the good when it’s good, is so very good That the bad when it’s bad can’t be bad!

It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.

It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.

Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.

To inspire love is a woman’s greatest ambition, believe me. It’s the one thing woman care about and there’s no woman so proud that she does not rejoice at heart in her conquests.

And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he’d take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.

Assassination’s the fastest way.

There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.

That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.