God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and large armies.

Death has to be waiting at the end of the ride before you truly see the earth, and feel your heart, and love the world.

Everything ends this way in France — everything. Weddings, christenings, duels, burials, swindlings, diplomatic affairs — everything is a pretext for a good dinner.

What you get free costs too much.

The true masters of the art of living are already happy.

A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.

Have you noticed that life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively in newspapers?