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

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.

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

There are no perfect women in the world; only hypocrites exhibit no defects.

Seen on a night in November How frail Above the bulk Of crashing water hangs, Autumn, evanescent, wan, The moon.

I'm fully aware that things that resonate and become real hits are the exception to the rule, so much so that I've wired myself for failure.

I don't watch my own films. There is little time; I'd rather see another film.

[Children] receive direct instruction from time to time about the appropriateness of various social comparisons

I love to engage people who think differently than I do.

There are some places that have had real quarrels with the United States' policies, but I think the country is very well-respected worldwide.

When people clap for me I say, don't clap for me, clap for what God has done.

Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt.

She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).

Dad sometimes patted me on the knee and called me his Little Schmuck.