She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.

Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write.

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.

Rien n'est-il si discret qu'un jeune visage, parce que rien n'est plus immobile. La figure d'une jeune femme a le calme, le poli, la fraicheur de la surface d'…

Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood burn brightest, old linen wash whitest? Old soldiers, sweethearts, are surest, and old lovers ar…

Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.