Genius is answerable only to itself; it is the sole judge of the means, since it alone knows the end; thus genius must consider itself as above the law, for it is the task of genius to remake the law; moreover the man who frees himself from his time and place may take everything, hazard everything, for everything is his by right.

Love endows us with a sort of personal religion; we respect another live within ourselves.

Too great a display of delicacy can and does sometimes infringe upon de-cency.

The woman who is about to deceive her husband always carefully thinks out how she is going to act, but she is never logical.

All happiness depends on courage and work. I have had many periods of wretchedness, but with energy and above all with illusions, I pulled through them all.

A woman's greatest charm consists in a constant appeal to a man's generosity by a gracious declaration of helplessness which fills him with pride and awakens the most magnificent feelings in his heart.

A husband and wife who have separate bedrooms have either drifted apart or found happiness.