those two wholesome defects of the French people, malice and curiosity, both of which are essential to its greatness.
The affairs of the royal house form a subject of conversation for those who, as a rule, would have no conversation.
... love always betrays its intentions.
marriage was a calamity, but it was not an occupation.
that sunlight of the dead which is called literature.
One should make one's life a mosaic. Let the general design be good, the colors lively, and the materials diversified.