The prospect of being pleased tomorrow will never console me for the boredom of today.

As uncommon a thing as true love is, it is yet easier to find than true friendship.

The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.

Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.

The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.

The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel than in what we inspire.

We are always bored by the very people by whom it is vital not to be bored.