Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.
I have the knack of easing scruples.
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
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 of the book has expired.
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh.
Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
