"When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving oneself, and always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance."

"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast."

"I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best."

"I find it harder and harder every day to live up to my blue china."

"It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious."