In marrying, a man does not, to be sure, marry his wife's mother; and yet a prudent man, when he begins to think of the daughter, would look sharp at the mother; ay, and back to the grandmother too, and along the whole female line of ancestry.

Obtain power, then, by all means; power is the law of man; make it yours.

A man who sells his conscience for his interest will sell it for his pleasure. A man who will betray his country will betray his friend.

How success changes the opinion of men!

Idleness, ennui, noise, mischief, riot, and a nameless train of mistaken notions of pleasure, are often classed, in a young man's mind, under the general head of liberty.

Love occupies a vast space in a woman's thoughts, but fills a small portion in a man's life.