A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to artists.

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.

Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue.