Sensibility cannot be acquired; people are born thus, or they have it not.
Stephanie Felicite, comtesse de GenlisIt is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds; and these invaluable communications are within the reach of all.
Stephanie Felicite, comtesse de GenlisIf you want to succeed in the world it is necessary, when entering a salon, that your vanity should bow to that of others.
Stephanie Felicite, comtesse de Genlis