Hope is but a charlatan that ceases not to deceive us. For myself happiness only began when I had lost it.
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.
Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?
If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France.
Marriage follows on love as smoke on flame.
Society would be a charming affair if we were only interested in one another.