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.]

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.

I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.

A man is a fool who leans on the arm of flesh when he can be supported by the arm of Omnipotence.

Believe nothing until it has been officially denied.

Sometimes I wonder if I would've been more successful if I wasn't acting and I concentrated on other things. But I love being on set. I love working with my 100 crew members.

Our scars are a witness to the world. They are apart of our story. Healed wounds that are symbols that God has restored us.

We get into captivity because of our foolishness and we are more foolish that we want to admit.

Virtue is its own reward.

Our culture's zeal for longevity reveals our incredible collective fear of death.

Optimism refuses to believe that the road ends without options.

The value of travel is not just the travel but what the travel makes of you.