One-half, the finest half, of life is hidden from the man who does not love with passion.
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
To describe happiness is to diminish it.
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
It is difficult to escape from the prevailing disease of one's generation.
To find love in Paris you must go down among those classes where the absence of education and of vanity, and the struggle for bare necessities, have allowed more energy to survive.