I feel nothing, apart from a certain difficulty in continuing to exist.

Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill his mistress; an Italian will kill her husband; a Spaniard will kill both; and a German will kill herself.

If I held all the thoughts of the world in my hand, I would be careful not to open it.

As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.

Hardly anyone knows how much is gained by ignoring the future.

Neatness is a crowning grace of womanhood.

It takes time to ruin a world, but time is all it takes.