No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.

"The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one."

The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutang trying to play the violin.

"To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure."