She had caprices of a marvellous unexpectedness, and how is any one to imitate a caprice?

A man who is half an idiot, but who keeps a sharp lookout and acts prudently all his life, often enjoys the pleasure of triumphing over men of more imagination than he

Conversationis like the table of contents of a dull book.... All the greatest subjects of human thought are proudly displayedin it. Listen to it for three minutes, and you ask yourself which is more striking, the emphasis of the speaker or his shocking ignorance.

I see but one rule: to be clear. If I am not clear, all my world crumbles to nothing.

The English are, I think the most obtuse and barbarous people in the world

Beauty is nothing but a promise of happiness.

Friendship has its illusions no less than love.