Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

Life is too short to waste time on books that end badly

You'll find your life greatly simplified if you only worry about stuff you can fix.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

For touching an adversary's man, when it cannot be captured, the offender must move his King.

One is too small a number to achieve greatness.

Sometimes," Halt continued, "we tend to expect a little too much of Ranger horses. After all, they are only human.

Adrian frowned. 'Is that a noose?' 'It's a tie!' I cried, trying not to feel offended. He laughed, clearly delighted at this. 'My mistake.

Transportation made sublimation literal. It conveyed evil to another world.

It's not that we don't have talent in our country; the talent is, in fact, not required today.

It is my ambition to be, as a private individual, abolished and voided from history, leaving it markless.