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.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.

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

Artificial inflation of stocks must be considered a crime as serious as counterfeiting, which it closely resembles.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.