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.

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.

Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.

You'll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.

The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius.

To lie about a far country is easy

The English have only three sauces - a white one, a brown one and a yellow one, and none of them have any flavor whatever.