Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

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.

Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings.

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are to give a fair and complete idea of the country.

Almost all great writers have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation and the disillusioning knowledge of truth. 'Lost Illusion' is the undisclosed title of every novel.