Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.
Beautiful things spoil nothing.
Madame Aubain's servant Felicite was the envy of the ladies of Pont-l'Eveque for half a century.
Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.
Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.
Isn’t ‘not to be bored’ one of the principal goals of life?