there is not enough interest in life to spread over twenty-four hours when one can't sleep.
Life, for me, is living among my friends.
[The Germans] so easily confuse obstinacy with energy, and rudeness with firmness.
The success of any man with any woman is apt to displease even his best friends.
Unhappy love freezes all our affections: our own souls grow inexplicable to us. More than we gained while we were happy we lose by the reverse.
The thing that must be preserved in all situations whatever is the reputation of one's character.