If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.
The tyranny of public opinion (and what an opinion!) is as fatuous in the small towns of France as it is in the United States of America.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction," said Mathilde. "It is the only thing which cannot be bought.
What is really beautiful must always be true.
I love her beauty, but I fear her mind.