When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

I ought not to fear to survive my own people so long as there are men in the world; for there are always some whom one can love.

It is not easy to be a pretty woman without causing mischief.

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

An old philosopher said to Monsieur Coignard, a Reverend Father: 'You are a pig!' To which Abad Coignard answered: 'You flatter me, sir. But unfortunately, I'm only a man.'

In art as in love, instinct is enough.

It is remarkable how great an influence our clothes have on our moral state.