When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.

Even the most respectable woman has a complete set of clothes in her wardrobe ready for a possible abduction.

Two things make the women unforgettable, their tears and their perfume

A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands.

I am in favor of preserving the French habit of kissing the hands of ladies. After all one must start somewhere.

Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.

Being a Parisian is not about being born in Paris, it is about being reborn there.

You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.

I would gladly admit women are superior to men if only they would stop trying to be the same as us.

An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't.

The secret of a good marriage is forgiving your partner for marrying you in the first place.

Knowledge was scattered treasure, education organized it into art, commerce and science.

And this way, l'll leave everything behind before it gets the chance to do the same to me.

If it isn't one blessing, it's another!

...I don't want to mar the moment with questions. By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything.

Live every day like it's your last. Treasure the moments you have, and make sure you make them count.

If you want to treat an illness that has no easy cure, first of all, treat them with hope.

Many of the delicious soups you eat in French homes and little restaurants are made just this way, with a leek-and-potato base to which leftover vegetables or sauces and a few fresh items are added.

My writing arises out of erotic impulse toward an other: it is an act of love. And I want terribly to be loved in return, as a sign that I have loved well enough.

A chaplet of leaves crowns the victor.

All is lovely outside my house and inside my house and myself.