Oaths are the counterfeit money with which we pay the sacrifice of love.

Never tell a loved one of an infidelity: you would be badly rewarded for your troubles. Although one dislikes being deceived, one likes even less to be undeceived.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind or a corrupt heart.

A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.

Novelty is the storehouse of pleasure.

Glances are the first billets-doux of love.

The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.

Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.

Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.

It is not enough to be wise, one must be engaging.

He seems to be attracting religions the way a dog attracts fleas.

everyone thinks that other places is more fun than staying at home, but at the end..you will be coming home, because..that's where you belong to..

Death does not frighten me but dying obscurely and above all uselessly does.

To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.

Writing is a tool of transformation and can shine the light on the inside, dispelling darkness, taking us through external layers, bringing us closer to our souls.

Everything you should be an expression of your purpose. If an activity doesn't fit that formula, you wouldn't work on it. Period.

I had relationships with men as well as women. I wasn't choosing; I didn't think I had to.

A father is someone who can't get on the phone, in the bathroom or out of debt.

Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.