The more you say, the less they remember..

Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not..

The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces..

Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another..

I cling to my imperfection, as the very essence of my being..

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards..

Armenia is dying, but it will survive. The little blood that it still has left is precious blood that will give birth to a heroic generation. A natio….

An old philosopher said to Monsieur Coignard, a Reverend Father: 'You are a pig!' To which Abad Coignard answered: 'You flatter me, sir. But unfortun….

It is not easy to be a pretty woman without causing mischief..

Ugly women may be naturally quite as capricious as pretty ones; but as they are never petted and spoiled, and as no allowances are made for them, the….

Change is the essence of life..

Man is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe..

In art as in love, instinct is enough..

In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread..

I do not know any reading more easy, more fascinating, more delightful than a catalogue..

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads..

If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing..

In every well-governed state wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing..

Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me..

It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot..

Good angels are fallible ... they sin every day and fall from Heaven like flies..