A naked woman is less dangerous than one who spreads her skirt skillfully to cover and exhibit everything at once.

It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment.

Sometimes at the best moments a single word or a look is enough.'

No hawk swooping down upon his prey, no stag improvising new detours by which to trick the huntsman, no dog scenting game from afar is comparable in speed to the celerity of a salesman when he gets wind a deal, to his skill in tripping up or forestalling a rival, and to the art with which he sniffs out and discovers a possible sale.

We do not attach ourselves lastingly to anything that has not cost us care, labor or longing.

Gentleness in the gait is what simplicity is in the dress. Violent gestures or quick movements inspire involuntary disrespect.

Love which economizes is never true love.