Women are extreme; they are better than men, or worse.

To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?

The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.

There are some who speak one moment before they think

He who has lived a day has lived an age.

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.

Life at court does not satisfy a man, but it keeps him from being satisfied with anything else.