Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.

In the distance, the gestures of animals look human, the gestures of human beings bestial.

Chins are exclusively a human feature, not to be found among the beasts. Ithey had chins, most animals would look like each other.

Women make us poets, children make us philosophers.

We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors.

In mixed company women practise a kind of visual shorthand that they later decode in detail in other women's company.

Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.