Let us leave the cure of public evils to those quacks, the statesmen.

You may imitate, but never counterfeit.

In Paris every man must have had a love affair. What woman wants something that no other woman ever wanted.

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.

Our most natural feelings are those we are loath to confess, and fatuity is among them.

A rent in your clothes is a mishap, a stain on them is a vice.

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.