 A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up. |
| You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly. |
| January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer's forehead. |
| To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one. |
| You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. |
| In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness. |
| It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. |
| My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved. |
| A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts. |
| The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike. |
| Writing only leads to more writing. |
| On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of them tempts us - ah! what a dream, to live in that! - the other stifles us at the first breath. |
| No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object. |
| The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time. |
| I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering. |
| You do not notice changes in what is always before you. |
| Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either. |
| Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you. |
| As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime. The ordinary bad hat is always in part a decent fellow. |
| There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments of disillusionment, for in another moment they will recover their illusion. |
