Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.

There’s nothing like tobacco; it is the passion of all decent men-a man who lives without tobacco does not deserve to live.

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.

It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.

If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.

People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.

Books and marriage go ill together.

It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.

Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.

The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.

We die only once, and for such a long time.

Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.

Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.

Love is often the fruit of marriage.

Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.

It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

I live on good soup, not on fine words.

Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue...

The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.

There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.

Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.