bad news travels faster than good.
You were in a mood to quarrel. Please inform me once the inclination passes.
Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful. Marguerite, Countess of Blessington I praise loudly; I blame softly.
If Russians knew how to read, they would write me off.
If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman.
The trouble is that my heart is loath to be without love even for a single hour. ... If you want to keep me forever, then show as much friendship as love, and more than anything else, love me and tell me the truth.