Nothing is so hideous as an obsolete fashion.

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The French are the wittiest, the most charming, and up to the present, at all...

The French are the wittiest, the most charming, and up to the present, at all...

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

Never had he found himself so close to those terrible weapons of feminine artillery.

Never had he found himself so close to those terrible weapons of feminine artillery.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are...

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are...

Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion.

Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the...

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the...

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge.

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge.

God's only excuse is that he does not exist.

God's only excuse is that he does not exist.

Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.

Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.

Only great minds can afford a simple style.

Only great minds can afford a simple style.

The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his...

The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his...

The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the...

The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the...

I think no woman I have had ever gave me so sweet a moment, or...

I think no woman I have had ever gave me so sweet a moment, or...

If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is...

If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is...

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge

Power, after love, is the first source of happiness

Power, after love, is the first source of happiness

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of...

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of...

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love...

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love...