People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.

To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to.

I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.

People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.

The general public is easy. You don't have to answer to anyone; and as long as you follow the rules of your profession, you needn't worry about the consequences. But the problem with the powerful and rich is that when they are sick, they really want their doctors to cure them.

There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.

To inspire love is a woman's greatest ambition, believe me. It's the one thing woman care about and there's no woman so proud that she does not rejoice at heart in her conquests.