Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes.

Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama.

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

The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness.

alas! there is no casting anchor in the stream of time!

Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out.

Bores: People who talk of themselves, when you are thinking only of yourself.