"A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on."

"Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality."

"Coquetry, like a regular army, but with its more formidable implements reserved in the background, is in the front and always ready for action."

"If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me."

"I have a profound contempt for the rabble."