A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

Either the soul is immortal and we shall not die, or it perishes with the flesh and we shall not know that we are dead. Live, then, as if you were eternal.

Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization.

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

In a discussion, the difficulty lies, not in being able to defend your opinion, but to know it.