I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects.

To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to know.

The infant, on opening his eyes, ought to see his country, and to the hour of his death never lose sight of it.

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and smells about, it is not quiet for a moment, it trusts nothing until it has examined and made acquaintance with everything.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

Women, in general, are not attracted to art at all, nor knowledge, and not at all to genius.

Do not base your life on the judgments of others; first, because they are as likely to be mistaken as you are, and further, because you cannot know that they are telling you their true thoughts.