Self-preservation Is The First Law Of Nature.

People Care More About Being Thought To Have Taste Than About Being Thought Either Good, Clever Or Amiable.

The Sinews Of Art And Literature, Like Those Of War, Are Money.

Brigands Demand Your Money Or Your Life; Women Require Both.

From A Worldly Point Of View, There Is No Mistake So Great As That Of Being Always Right.

Man Is The Only Animal That Laughs And Has A State Legislature.