The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.
When you want to court a woman, court her sister first
Friendship has its illusions no less than love.
The difference breeds hatred.
In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future.
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.