Sincerity is glass, discretion is diamond.

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.

Live as if you were eternal.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

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

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

[...] marriage is one thing, and love is another...You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques.