A strong mind is more easily impressed than a weak; you shall not so
readily convince a fool that you are a philosopher as a philosopher that
you are a fool.
A cheap and easy cynicism rails at everything. The master of the art
accomplishes the formidable task of discrimination.
When publicly censured our first instinct is to make everybody a
codefendant.
O lady fine, fear not to lead
To Hymen's shrine a clown:
Love cannot level up, indeed,
But he can level down.
Men are polygamous by nature and monogamous for opportunity. It is a
faithful man who is willing to be watched by a half-dozen wives.
The virtues chose Modesty to be their queen. "I did not know that I was
a virtue," she said. "Why did you not choose Innocence?" "Because of her
ignorance," they replied. "She knows nothing but that she is a virtue."
It is a wise "man's man" who knows what it is that he despises in a
"ladies' man."
If the vices of women worshiped their creators men would boast of the
adoration they inspire.
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of
conformity.
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