Women, when they have made a sheep of a man, always tell him that he is a lion with a will of iron.

It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide.

To man, faith; to woman, doubt. She bears the heavier burden. Does not woman invariably suffer for two?

For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth.

To have one's mother-in-law in the country when one lives in Paris, and vice versa, is one of those strokes of luck that one encounters only too rarely.

In France we can cauterize wounds but we do not yet know any remedy for the injuries inflicted by a bon mot.

A knowledge of mankind and of things that surround us gives us that second education which proves far move valuable than our first because it alone turns out a truly accomplished man.