It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

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.

Hearts are breakable, " Isabelle said. "And I think even when you heal, you're never what you were before".

Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war.

Full many a gem of purest ray sereneThe dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear:Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.

Weighing too much on someone's talent and not someone's personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.

Soon we shall be up there with Christ. God did not mean us to be happy without Him; but God would first have us to be witnesses for Him down here, to hold out as much light as we can.

Why employ intelligent and highly paid ambassadors and then go and do their work for them? You don't buy a canary and sing yourself.

When you're up against an electric band like that, it's like you're on two separate planets.

I think people should be encouraged that there are so many people in the press that want to participate.

Psychiatrists don't solve anything from one day to the next.

What a rush it was to plunge into the bin of official decision and cast a ballot in favor of FUN.