A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite.

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

No road is to long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips himself with patience to achieve it

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

The spendthrift robs his heirs the miser robs himself.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

Courtly manners are contagious; they are caught at Versailles.

We are more sociable, and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect.

A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to complete his happiness.

There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

The real discoverer of South America was [Alexander von] Humboldt, since his work was more useful for our people than the work of all conquerors.

Whatever you do, He will make good of it. But not the good He had prepared for you if you had obeyed him.

I'm really not worried about what fans think.

We have killed our souls with comfort instead of seeking fulfillment and achievement.

I think the key is to realize that life is temporary and spending life questioning life is a waste of time.

Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks.

We are fooles one to another.

Most men employ the first part of life to make the other part miserable. [Fr., La plupart des hommes emploient la premiere part vie a rendre l'autre miserable.]

I found you people in mud huts.. you were living in CAVES!

Men work together, whether they work together or apart.