It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.
The interest I have to believe a thing is no proof that such a thing exists.
Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.
The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.
The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.
The effervescence of this fresh wine reveals the true brilliance of the French people.