Self-pity Comes So Naturally To All Of

Above All Things, Never Be Afraid. The Enemy Who Forces You To Retreat Is Himself Afraid Of You At That Very Moment.

The Reputation Of A Don Juan Gives To A Man The Most Dangerous Power. Wise Virgins Resist It, But Foolish Virgins Frequently Yield To The Desire To Take A Celebrated Lover From A Rival - Even From A Friend. This Emotion Is A Complex One, Mad Up Of Vanity, Respect For Another Woman's Taste, And The Need To Establish Self-assurance By Winning A Difficult Victory. Don Juan Chose His First Mistresses; Later He Was Chosen.

Writing Is A Difficult Trade Which Must Be Learned Slowly By Reading Great Authors; By Trying At The Outset To Imitate Them; By Daring Then To Be Original; By Destroying One's First Productions.

Happiness Flourishes Where There Is Happiness...

Marriage Makes A Man More Vulnerable By Doubling The Expanse Of Sail Exposed To The Tempests Of Social Life.