Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.

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

There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

Sincerity is glass, discretion is diamond.

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are to give a fair and complete idea of the country.

Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.