The only possible paradises are those we have lost

A doctor who doesn't say too many foolish things is a patient half-cured.

It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions.

There is no doubt that a person's charms are less frequently a cause of love than a remark such as: 'No, this evening I shan't be free'.

No sooner had the warm liquid mixed with the crumbs touched my palate than a shudder ran through me and I stopped, intent upon the extraordinary thing that was happening to me.

It is the tragedy of other people that they are to us merely showcases for the very perishable collections of our own mind.

There is no more ridiculous custom than the one that makes you express sympathy once and for all on a given day to a person whose sorrow will endure as long as his life. Such grief, felt in such a way is always present, it is never too late to talk about it, never repetitious to mention it again.