One can never have too large a party.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

With the exception of a gun, starvation is the only thing that is capable of making an insane man lose his mind.

I buried my fingers in her thick, silky hair. Her teeth brushed my neck, her scent filling my lungs, and I tightened my grip, growling against her ear. "Dream come true.

Dwellers by the sea are generally superstitious sailors always are. There is something in the illimitable expanse of sky and water that dilates the imagination.

Good laws, if they are not obeyed, do not constitute good government.

Beauty is not an exclusive club - there are no unattractive women, just some that don't know understand the power of makeup.

The key to success in politics: Never forget, seldom forgive.

The average man never really thinks from end to end of his life. The mental activity of such people is only a mouthing of clichés.

Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.

Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long.

Ethical dilemmas have a way of sneaking up on a person. If something smells funny, stay away from it. Or help get rid of it.