Read moreA husband who submits to his wife’s yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman’s influence ought to be entirely concealed.
Read moreA grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to artists.
Read moreFor passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth.
Read moreWhen law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.
Read moreTo kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.
Read moreNothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.