"Illusion is the first of all pleasures."

"Whatever you do, crush the infamy."

"Marriage is the only adventure open to the timid."

"The secret of being a bore is to tell everything."

"I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health."

"Love truth, but pardon error."

"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well."

"History never repeats itself. Man always does."

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."

"To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be well-mannered."

"Present opportunities are not to be neglected; they rarely visit us twice."

"The best is the enemy of the good."

"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."

"Don't think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money."

"The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude."