If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is the father.

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.

Oh God, teach us thy truth.

You’re an immortal, divine being. A little god, and yet, you toil like a slave. Isn’t that hilarious?

A housewife's work has no results: it simply has to be done again. Bringing up children is not a real occupation, because children come up just the same, brought up or not.

Life packed a clever one-two punch: cruelty and absurdity.

These are two opposing forces, and whenever I am in active politics, I stop writing. And when I'm writing, I don't politick.

You are remembered for your goodness.

Sensitive husbands don't like second billing.

To this day, I do not believe that five million were killed. I consider it technically impossible that could have happened. I do not believe it. I have not received proof of that up until now.

Every relationship is messed up. What makes it really perfect is if you still want to be there when things suck.

Any human love a man gets he can make fill his life. It's like the grain of mustard-seed.