More women grow old nowadays through the faithfulness of their admirers than through anything else.

One does not see anything until one sees its beauty.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want.

Some things are more precious because they don't last long.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Enough is as bad as a meal. More than enough is as good as a feast.

You know I have loved him always. But we are very poor. Who, being loved, is poor? Oh, no one. I hate my riches. They are a burden.