It takes a hundred times more skill to make love than to command an army.

Never tell a loved one of an infidelity: you would be badly rewarded for your troubles. Although one dislikes being deceived, one likes even less to be undeceived.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind or a corrupt heart.

A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.

Novelty is the storehouse of pleasure.

Glances are the first billets-doux of love.

The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.

Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.

Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.

It is not enough to be wise, one must be engaging.

Where does contagion end and art begin?

The past was a minefield about which few maps seemed to agree. And why should that surprise me? It's a big place.p. 30

When you tend to another's dying embers, you find both warmth and an increase in the glow of your own fire.

I have never seen a heavyweight champion apologize for a knockout

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

I admit that Mendeleev has two wives, but I have only one Mendeleev.

I am not good at small talk. I will hide in a cupboard to avoid chitty-chat.

You a star in my eyes. You and all them white girls, Party of Five

God gave me a physical defect, I've accepted that since I was a kid. When I was a kid people were laughing at me. But I accepted that because God gave me other qualities and I'm grateful.

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