Mankind, in the gross, is a gaping monster, that loves to be deceived, and has seldom been disappointed

True loves are often sown, but seldom grow on ground.

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another

This is probably the biggest gaping hole in all of this.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.