beard

hypocrisy

is a sign of power --- all the power is with the sex that wears the beard.

All the power is with the sex that wears the beard.

is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.

Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.

is noise, and of all the noises known to man, it is the most expensive.

Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.

is no sin if done in secret --- it is public scandal that gives offense.

It is public scandal that gives offence, and it is no sin to sin in secret.

is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.