A kiss, when all is said, what is it? An oath that's given closer than before; A promise more precise; the sealing of Confessions that till then were barely breathed; A rosy dot placed on the i in loving.

My soul, be satisfied with flowers, with fruit, with weeds even; but gather them in the one garden you may call your own.

She is a mortal danger without meaning to be one; she's exquisite without giving ita thought; shes a trap set by nature, a rose in which love lies in ambush! Anyone who has seen her smile has known perfection. She creates grace without movement and makes all divinity fit into her slightest gesture. And neither Venus in her shell, nor Diana striding in the great, blossoming forest, can compare to her when she goes through the streets of paris in her sedan chair.

I would die at the stake rather than change a semi-colon!

All our souls are written in our eyes.

A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.

A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely.