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.

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.

Experience is valuable only when it has brought suffering and when the suffering has left its mark upon both body and mind.

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

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

Housekeeping in common is for women the acid test.

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.