One can only see what one observes, and one observes only things which are already in the mind

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it too often is, the end.

Many people think that virtue consists of severity towards others.

I gather from a lawyer that there was a rehearsal yesterday. We haven't a hope. I know the presiding judge too: I've had the misfortune to sleep with his wife. He was specially picked.

Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is the only one which includes in its dreams the happiness of someone else.