A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his talent.
For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth.
They ended as all great passions do end - by a misunderstanding.
In Paris every man must have had a love affair. What woman wants something that no other woman ever wanted.
People who climb from one rung of society to another can never do anything simply.
In family life people almost always adjust themselves to misfortune. They make a bed of it and hope makes them accept that bed, however hard it is.