Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.

Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance.

Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates.

Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama.

Life would be as insupportable without the prospect of death, as it would be without sleep.