God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.

Vivacity is the health of the spirit.

Such is life. It is no cleaner than a kitchen; it reeks like a kitchen; and if you mean to cook your dinner, you must expect to soil your hands; the real art is in getting them clean again, and therein lies the whole morality of our epoch.

No woman dares to refuse love without a motive, for nothing is more natural than to yield to love.

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

The press is like a woman: sublime when it lies, it will not let go until it has forced you to believe it. The public, like a foolish husband, always succumbs.

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.