A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises..

Time is a factor in all action. An imperfect scheme put into action at the proper time is better than a perfect one accomplished too late..

A great statesman, like a good housekeeper, knows that cleaning has to be done every morning..

Marriage makes a man more vulnerable by doubling the expanse of sail exposed to the tempests of social life..

Information is not culture. In the mind of a truly educated person, facts are organized, and they make up a living world in the image of the world of….

Style is the outcome of constraint..

Everything that is in agreement with our personal desires seems true; everything that is not puts us in a rage..

Either the soul is immortal and we shall not die, or it perishes with the flesh and we shall not know that we are dead. Live, then, as if you were et….

Only passions can raise a man above the level of the animal..

Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences..

If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it..

A great writer has a high respect for values. His essential function is to raise life to the dignity of thought, and this he does by giving it a shap….

If you create a character, you create a destiny..

[...] marriage is one thing, and love is another...You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques..

To reason with poorly chosen words is like using a pair of scales with inaccurate weights..

A gentleman is never in a hurry..

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an en….

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold..

The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies..

He who wants to do everything will never do anything..

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are to give a fair and complete idea of the country..