Loyalty in time of need is possibly one of the noblest of victories a courtier can win over himself.

Whoever does not visit Paris regularly will never really be elegant.

Ah! how much a mother learns from her child! The constant protection of a helpless being forces us to so strict an alliance with virtue, that a woman never shows to full advantage except as a mother. Then alone can her character expand in the fulfillment of all life's duties and the enjoyment of all its pleasures.

Any man, however blase or depraved, finds his love kindled anew when he sees himself threatened by a rival.

Glory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.

I'm a great poet. I don't put my poems on paper: they consist of actions and feelings.

Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.