Many a man who is willing to be shot for his belief in a miracle would have doubted, had he been present at the miracle itself

Every man has his moral backside which he refrains from showing unless he has to and keeps covered as long as possible with the trousers of decorum.

A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense.

Man loves company even if only that of a small burning candle

Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his weaknesses and his dreams.

Man loves company even if it is only that of a small burning candle