Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.

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

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.

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

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.