One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
The more I see of men the more I like dogs.
Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.
The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.
The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.
We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.
Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in a man's.
Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.
Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.
The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
When a noble life has prepared for old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality.
