Gentleness! more powerful than Hercules.

There are other things besides beauty with which to captivate the hearts of men. The Italians have a saying: "Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth.

Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in daily life and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage too.

I have always sworn to my lovers to love them eternally, but for me eternity is a quarter of an hour.

Never tell a loved one of an infidelity: you would be badly rewarded for your troubles. Although one dislikes being deceived, one likes even less to be undeceived.

It is not enough to be wise, one must be engaging.

Old age is women's hell.