“Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.”

“My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly. Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.”

“Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.”

“Für den Philosophen sind die Frauen der Triumph der Materie über den Geist, - genau wie die Männer der Triumph des Geistes über die Moral sind.”

“I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit.”

“On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind. It becomes a pleasure.”

“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.”