Wit is a dangerous talent in friendship.
The passions do not die out; they burn out.
Gossip, like ennui, is born of idleness.
One must choose between loving women and knowing them.
It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.
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.