As a man falls out of favour and his wealth declines, we discover for the first time the ridiculous aspects of his character, which were always there but which wealth and favour had concealed.

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.

Peace can happen in 24 hours....just like war can happen in 24 hours.

I mean somebody with the wit and the guts to go and do and create. And, that I believe is what education is all about

It's impossible in our postmodern era for anyone to be original - for anybody to do what Jackson Pollock did.

I always wished to be a better planner. It seems more elegant, while my trial and error process is more akin to someone scratching an awful case of poison oak.

I'm not going to work with a company that uses my artwork, which is precious to me, and not allow me to do certain things.

I have mood poisoning. Must be something I hate.

If you ask me why I left China, it's just that I went for a stroll and strolled too far away.

I desperately loved my husband and I wanted to share everything together, and I thought that we were a very good team.

Love is born in sexuality but sexuality is not love. The lotus is born in the mud, but the lotus is not just mud. And if mud remains mud of course there are bound to be tears on the cheeks.

What is the purpose of the universe?" is a silly question.