He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.

Propriety is the least of all laws, and the most observed.

What makes lovers never tire of one another is that they talk always about themselves.

Everyone agrees that a secret should be kept intact, but everyone does not agree as to the nature and importance of secrecy. Too often we consult ourselves as to what we should say, what we should leave unsaid. There are few permanent secrets, and the scruple against revealing them will not last forever.

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold, than of the office which one fills.

There are people who, like new songs, are in vogue only for a time.

We often boast that we are never bored; but yet we are so conceited that we do not perceive how often we bore others.