Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty.

The more the change, the more it is the same thing.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

A woman who writes commits two sins; she increases the number of books, and decreases the number of women.

A widow is like a frigate of which the first captain has been shipwrecked.

The more it changes, the more it's the same thing.

Many people think that virtue consists of severity towards others.