Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.

To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.

I did not look for her, because I was afraid of dispelling the mystery we attach to people whom we know only casually.

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

If we want to be sincere, we must admit that there is a well-nourished love and an ill-nourished love. And the rest is literature.