The News-writer lies down at Night in great Tranquillity, upon a piece of News which corrupts before Morning, and which he is obliged to throw away as soon as he awakes.

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.

You can either love money or live moment. It is better to live in the moment.

To be powerful, a kiss should make a journey, be its own story--begin with hesitation, move to realization, then melt into bliss.

So much of people's fortune, good or bad, depends upon how they choose to fall in love.

Most people are remarkably resilient. Even those who have been through war or great loss often find reservoirs of strength. But the legacy of trauma is a heavy burden to bear.

When a band first comes along, they should be confusing and doing something people don't accept. You don't want the first reaction to just be, "Oh, I get that."

Ever since I stopped worrying about finances, I've made more money than I ever thought I'd make in my life.

Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science.

Faith comes to intelligence as a light that overflows it with joy and inspires it with a certitude that does away with question.

Alas! the praise given to the ear Ne'er was nor ne'er can be sincere.

I read pretty voraciously. If it's good, I don't care what it is.