Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing but that we cannot prevent from barking.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.

A fool who has a flash of wit creates astonishment and scandal, like hack-horses setting out to gallop.

In a country where everyone strives for attention, it is better to be bankrupt than to be nothing.

Every woman in choosing a lover takes more account of the way in which other women regard the man than of her own.

People are governed by the head; a kind heart is of little value in chess.