Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

Napoleon was indeed the man sent by God to help the youth of France! Who is to take his place?

If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.

Now that the steam engine rules the world, a title is an absurdity, still I am all dressed up in this title. It will crush me if Ido not support it. The title attracts attention to myself.

The French are the wittiest, the most charming, and up to the present, at all events, the least musical race on Earth.

The boredom of married life inevitable destroys love, when love has preceded marriage.

Only great minds can afford a simple style.