“ Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul. ”

“ Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold. ”

“ In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others. ”

“ The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force. ”

“ A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. ”

“ A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises. ”

“ Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know. ”

“ Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences. ”

“ People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel. ”

“ Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them. ”