Rarely do they appear great before their valets.

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.

Faith is then a choice we make, making faith an attitude that leads to action.

I think a public official ought to follow his conscience as to what is in the public interest, not what will protect his job.

People seek a new orientation, a new philosophy, one which is centered on the priorities of life-physically and spiritually-and not on the priorities of death.

Take your energy - instead of losing it in all the little hassles and all the little battles you could have fought with opponents who didn't matter.

Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.

It seems we're always in transition and that it's more about trends than it is about what's meaningful.

There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

There is nothing worse than having your personal problems become somebody else's entertainment.

I wasn't afraid of getting old, because I was never a great beauty.

The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence.