Champagne... the wine of kings, the king of wines

It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs... of our barbarous ancestors.

The secret is not to betray your ignorance. Just maneuver, avoid the quicksands and obstacles, and the rest can be found in a dictionary.

Great minds that are healthy are never considered geniuses, while this sublime qualification is lavished on brains that are often inferior but are slightly touched by madness.

Whatever you want to say, there is only one word to express it, only one verb to give it movement, only one adjective to qualify it.

Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It's the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all.