I gather from a lawyer that there was a rehearsal yesterday. We haven't a hope. I know the presiding judge too: I've had the misfortune to sleep with his wife. He was specially picked.

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Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided.

Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have...

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have...

Every man has three characters - that which he exhibits, that which he has, and...

Every man has three characters - that which he exhibits, that which he has, and...

We can invent only with memory.

We can invent only with memory.

Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is...

Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is...

If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first...

If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first...

Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret...

Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret...

If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious.

If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious.

The more things change, the more they are the same.

The more things change, the more they are the same.

Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it...

Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it...

Many people think that virtue consists of severity towards others.

Many people think that virtue consists of severity towards others.