There is nothing original; all is reflected light.

A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.

Rich men are resolved to be astonished at nothing. When they see a masterpiece, they must needs at one glance recognize some flaw to dispense them from admiration, a vulgar emotion.

Love is the only passion which suffers neither past nor future.

Virtue is always too much of a piece and too ignorant of those shades of feeling and of temperament that enable us to squint when we are placed in a false position.

The greatest joy a petty soul can taste is to dupe a great soul and catch it in a snare.

Memories beautify life, but the capacity to forget makes it bearable.