In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.

Misfortunes one can endure--they come from outside, they are accidents. But to suffer for one's own faults--ah!--there is the sting of life.

We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.

The only sin is stupidity.

Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear.

To be popular one must be a mediocrity.

A man who pays his bills on time is soon forgotten.