"Phineas Finn" Quotes

A man is never nearer to the gods than when he is on the brink of ruin.

A man may be ruined by money or he may get money by ruining others; but the ruin which comes to a man by his own folly is the one ruin which is always deserved.

A man's love for a woman is not, in this country, a reason why he should take her against her will.

A woman will often say exactly what she does not mean; and I do think her general tendency is to tell fibs.

All the world knows that a man must not take advantage of his own wrong.

Ambition is the thirst of youth.

An evil deed done is a sin to be repented of, not a mistake to be mended.

As long as there is a hope of success, it must be right to fight for it.

But surely a woman may be allowed to know that she is loved.

Foolish men and vain women are everywhere the same.