Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
Wise men think and speak alike.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
Why are women, so much more interesting to men than men are to women?
What is it men in women do require? The lineaments of Gratified Desire. What is it women do in men require? The lineaments of Gratified Desire.
What is fair in men, passes away, but not so in art.[Cosa bella mortal passa e no d’arte.]
Wearing spectacles makes men conceited, because spectacles raise them to a degree of sensual perfection which is far above the power of their own nature.
We, besides, are men; and everything considered, it is our lot to risk our lives.[Nous d’ailleurs, nous sommes des hommes, et à tout prendre, c’est notre état de risquer notre vie.]
We whisper, and hint, and chuckle, and grin at a brother’s shame; however we brave it out, we men are a little breed.
We should not mourn for men of high ideals. Rather we should rejoice that we had the privilege of having had them with us, to inspire us by their radiant personalities.
We love young girls for what they are, but young men for what they promise to be.
