A wife is a gift bestowed upon a man to reconcile him to the loss of paradise.

How can we know ourselves? Never by reflection, but only through action. Begin at once to do your duty and immediately you will know what is inside you.

I've often heard it said a preacher might learn with a comedian for a teacher.

One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is the intermixing of different genres.

When she sees the leaves fall, they raise no other idea in her mind than that winter is approaching.

One must keep repeating the Truth.

He is a man whom it is impossible to please, because he is never pleased with himself.