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.

A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.

As long as the vision is flawed, egoism is evident. Therefore, one has to get rid of the flaws.

A rose is a rose is a rose.

Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.

The result of the voyage does not depend on the speed of the ship, but on whether or not it keeps a true course.

Everything is so infinitely simple, so infinitely beautiful.

I don't think so, and that's partly the problem of not checking cargo, and it's partly the problem of biological weapons, which nobody has figured out really what to do about yet.

Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean, and be what you seem.

My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.

I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.

The greatest leverage you can create for yourself is the pain that comes from inside, not outside. Knowing that you have failed to live up to your own standards for your life is the ultimate pain.