Gossiping is the plague of little towns.
I have no enthusiasm for nature which the slightest chill will not instantly destroy.
Masterpieces are only lucky attempts.
One wastes so much time, one is so prodigal of life, at twenty! Our days of winter count for double. That is the compensation of the old.
The cigar is the perfect complement to an elegant lifestyle.
Nowadays it seems that moral education is no longer considered necessary. Attention is wholly centered on intelligence, while the heart life is ignored.