When a Man has Married a Wife He finds out whether Her Knees & elbows are only glued together.

The Foundation of Empire is Art & Science Remove them or Degrade them & the Empire is No More-Empire follows Art & Not Vice Versa as Englishmen suppose.

When nations grow old, the Arts grow cold, And Commerce settles on every tree.

To Generalize is to be an Idiot. To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of Merit-General Knowledges are those Knowledges that Idiots possess

Such is the common process of marriage. A youth and maiden meeting by chance, or brought together by artifice, exchange glances, reciprocate civilities, go hom…

A whore, in my estimation, has more credibility than a wife, and I'll tell you why. A wife is supposed to marry you for love. A whore is not there for love, sh…

Marriage is a romance in which the hero dies in the first chapter.