Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.
To study in Paris is to be born in Paris!
I am for religion, against religions.
Ma vie est une énigme dont ton nom est le mot. (My life is an enigma, of which your name is the word.)
The first symptom of true love in a man is timidity, in a young woman, boldness. This is surprising, and yet nothing is more simple. It is the two sexes tending to approach each other and assuming each the other's qualities.