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

Satire, like conscience, reminds us of what we often wish to forget.

Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how one has been able to stay away from them so long.

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

Thoughts come maimed and plucked of plumage from the lips, which, from the pea, in the silence of your own leisure and study, would be born with far more beauty.

Some people are capable of making great sacrifices, but few are capable of concealing how much the effort has cost them; and it is this concealment that constitutes their value.

There is no cosmetic like happiness