“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.”

“Once a wolf, always a wolf.”

“Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.”

“Necessity is the mother of invention.”

“All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.”

“Do not waste your pity on a scamp.”

“I'll never wake up in a good mood again.I'm tired of these stinky boots”

“Where's the man that could ease a heart like a satin gown?”

“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”

“Silence does not always mark wisdom.”

“Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.”

“Seeing her sitting there unresponsive makes me realize that silence has a sound.”