Expressionless beauty is an imposture.
A lack of taste in dress is a defect inseparable from a false conception of religion.
It is more difficult to explain the difference which exists between those who are swell and those who are not than it is for those who are not to efface the difference.
If a man is clever he will appear at once to yield to a woman’s whim, and then, while suggesting a reason or two for its non-execution, he will leave to her the right of changing her mind as often as she chooses.
A woman who is happy does not go into society.
Love is not simply a sentiment; it is an art.
Doubt has two faces, of which one turns to the light, and the other to darkness.
A husband should never fall asleep first nor wake up last.
That expression of peace and serenity, which sculptors give to the faces which are intended to represent Justice and Innocence is a young girl’s greatest charm; if it is assumed, girlhood is dead within her.
In the lower classes women are not only superior to men, but, as a rule, govern them completely.