A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
— Joseph Roux
Famous Quotes
The folly which we might have ourselves committed is the one which we are least ready to pardon in another.
It is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent.
Like those statues which must be made larger than "nature" in order that, viewed from below, or from a distance, they may appear to be of the "natural" size, certain truths must be "strained" in order that the public may form a just idea of them.
Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.
The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable.