In the literature of France Moliere occupies the same kind of position as Cervantes in that of Spain, Dante in that of Italy, and Shakespeare in that of England. His glory is more than national - it is universal.

With a very few exceptions, every word in the French vocabulary comes straight from the Latin.

There are a great deal of a great many kinds of love.

It is probably always disastrous not to be a poet.

A writer’s promise is like a tiger’s smile

The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it.

Perhaps the best test of a man's intelligence is his capacity for making a summary.