I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction," said Mathilde. "It is the only thing which cannot be bought.

But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.

It is not enough for a landscape to be interesting in itself. Eventually there must be a moral and historic interest.

I love her beauty, but I fear her mind.

Wounded pride can take a rich young man far who is surrounded by flatterers since birth.

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

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