In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
There are two things for which animals are to be envied: they know nothing of future evils, or of what people say about them.
The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.
I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won one.
We are obliged to place ourselves on the level of our age before we can rise above it.
The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.