In art them is a point of perfection, as of goodness or maturity in nature; he who is able to perceive it, and who loves it, has perfect taste; he who does not feel it, or loves on this side or that, has an imperfect taste.

The very essence of politeness seems to be to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves.

We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.

The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others.

Every hour in itself, as it respects us in particular, is the only one we can call our own.

Men fall from great fortune because of the same shortcomings that led to their rise.

Wit is the god of moments, but Genius is the god of ages.