To how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune!

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.

Small bait cast properly can catch big fish.

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.

If you are willing to wait, you will get what you want.

Each new day offers the chance to start afresh, to achieve those things you most desires.

You can always trust information given you by people who are crazy they have an access to truth not available through regular channels.

I really don't spend any time on the Internet, so I guess I live a little under a rock in that respect.

When the soul is ruffled by the remains of one passion, it is more disposed to entertain a new one than when it is entirely curedand at rest from all.

The map had been the first form of misdirection, for what is a map but a way of emphasizing some things and making other things invisible?

If we wish to keep peace with our neighbours, we should never remind any one of his natural defects.

You know, there's a right and wrong way to do everything.