It is a very poor consolation to be told that the man who has given one a bad dinner, or poor wine, is irreproachable in private life. Even the cardinal virtues cannot atone for half-cold entrees.

The only one you need in your life is that person who shows you he needs you in his.

Indeed I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do.

Nothing should be out of the reach of hope. Life is a hope.

Spontaneity is a meticulously prepared art

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure.

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.