A husband is always a sensible man; he never thinks of marrying

It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.

Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.

True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it

All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope

The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow - so arbitrary are these transient laws