It seems to me that the spirit of politeness is a certain attention in causing that, by our words and by our manners, others may be content with us and with themselves.

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 true life is not reducible to words spoken or written, not by anyone, ever.

Ignorance is darkness.

I think this man is a bit crazy, but aren’t we all a little crazy anyway?

I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.

When men are scared of a woman, they always accuse her of being mannish.

All the men in my life have been two things: an epic and an epidemic.

When we are filled with the Spirit of God, we are filled with joy, with peace and with happiness no matter what our circumstances may be; for it is a spirit of cheerfulness and of happiness.

I liked you better when you were this timid little kid. What happened?” “I started living with you guys.” “Oh, right.