The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.
It is not great, but little good-haps that make up happiness.
Only deeds give strength to life, only moderation gives it charm.
What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by posterity.
Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have always looked for a great beauty: they always gather round her like flies around a fruit stall.
Ah! The seasons of love roll not backward but onward, downward forever.