When A Sonnet Is Mediocre

As To The Deceit Perpetrated Upon Women, Let It Pass, For, When Love Is In The Way, Men And Women As A General Rule Dupe Each Other.

Love Is A Great Poet, Its Resources Are Inexhaustible, But If The End It Has In View Is Not Obtained, It Feels Weary And Remains Silent.

I Often Had No Scruples About Deceiving Nitwits And Scoundrels And Fools When I Found It Necessary. ...we Avenge Intelligence When We Deceive A Fool, And... Deceiving A Fool Is An Exploit Worthy Of An Intelligent Man. What Has Infused My Very Blood With An Unconquerable Hatred Of The Whole Tribe Of Fools From The Day Of My Birth Is That I Become A Fool Myself When I Am In Their Company.

Beauty Without Wit Offers Nothing But The Enjoyment Of Its Material Charms, Whilst Witty Ugliness Captivates By The Charms Of The Mind, And At Last Fulfils All The Desires Of The Man It Has Captivated.

I Have Lived As A Philosopher And Die As A Christian.