Chélan had acted as imprudently for Julien as he had for himself. He had given him the habit of reasoning correctly, and of not being put off by empty words, but he had neglected to tell him that this habit was a crime in the person of no importance, since every piece of logical reasoning is offensive.

Sometimes the impact of Mozart's music is so immediate that the vision in the mind remains blurred and incomplete, while the soul seems to be directly invaded, drenched in wave upon wave of melancholy.

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

It is better to have a prosaic husband and to take a romantic lover.

Love has always been the most important business in my life; I should say the only one.

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

On a cold winter morning a cigar fortifies the soul.