The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.

No, I slept as I always do when I am bored and have not the courage to amuse myself, or when I am hungry and have not the desire to eat.--The Count of Monte Cristo

So much the worse for those who fear wine, for it is because they have some bad thoughts which they are afraid the liquor will extract from their hearts.

that Englishman who came to challenge me three or four months ago, and whom I killed to stop him bothering me

Ah, lips that say one thing, while the heart thinks another.

The air in Provence is impregnated with the aroma of garlic, which makes it very healthful to breathe.

Great is truth. Fire cannot burn it nor water drown it.