I am not in favour of this modern mania for turning bad people into good people at a moment's notice.

“When the Gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.”

“There were sins whose fascination was more in the memory than in the doing of t…”

“Women have no appreciation of good looks—at least, good women have not.”

“Behind the perfection of a man's style, must lie the passion of a man's soul.”