The affairs of the royal house form a subject of conversation for those who, as a rule, would have no conversation.

The birth of love is always accompanied by the idea of solitude. A single being appears, and the rest of the world grows empty.

Words express only the feelings we know already.

... love always betrays its intentions.

those two wholesome defects of the French people, malice and curiosity, both of which are essential to its greatness.

One should make one's life a mosaic. Let the general design be good, the colors lively, and the materials diversified.

there are no nationalities in heaven.