"Fool that I am," said he,"that I did not tear out my heart the day I resolved to revenge myself."

"I prefer rogues to imbeciles, because they sometimes take a rest."

"When you stab a man, you stab him once; when you stab a woman, you stab her a thousand times."

"As a general rule… people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it."

"The chains of marriage are so heavy that it takes two to bear them, sometimes three."