Reason dissipates the illusions of life, but does not console us for their departure.

A woman's head is always influenced by her heart, but a man's heart is always influenced by his head.

The most certain mode of making people content with us is to make them content with themselves.

The future: A consolation for those who have no other.

Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the most pernicious gift to the individuals who compose the talkers instead of the writers in society.

Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.

When the sun shines on you, you see your friends. It requires sunshine to be seen by them to advantage!