What probably distorts everything in life is that one is convinced that one is speaking the truth because one says what one thinks.
Two things make the women unforgettable, their tears and their perfume
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.
Look after your wife; never mind yourself--she'll look after you.
I am in favor of preserving the French habit of kissing the hands of ladies. After all one must start somewhere.