It is not chic to be too chic.

[At first sight of the Acropolis:] It's beige! My color!

Good dressing is largely a question of detail and accessories.

It is the personality of the mistress that the home expresses. Men are forever guests in our homes, no matter how much happiness they may find there.

a woman of the world should always be the mistress of sorrow and not its servant. She may have a grief but never a grievance.

It does not matter whether one paints a picture, writes a poem, or carves a statue - simplicity is the mark of a master-hand.

Never, under any circumstance, do I touch soup, as I do not believe in building a meal on a lake.