People are discontent; men are troubled; and the literature is excellent.

I knew a man who had been virtually drowned and then revived. He said that his death had not been painful.

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

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.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

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

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