Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful.

Do not suppose opportunity will knock twice at your door.

A lover is a man who tries to be more amiable than it is possible for him to be.

Calumny is like the wasp which worries you, and which it is not best to try to get rid of unless you are sure of slaying it; for otherwise it returns to the charge more furious than ever.

The success of many books is due to the affinity between the mediocrity of the author's ideas and those of the public.

If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France.