"We are of the opinion that it is not well to make too much noise in the world."

"I believe that cats are spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through."

"Ah! Women and young girls, how incomprehensible are your feminine hearts! When you are not the timidest, you are the bravest of creatures..."

"The Russian peasant is little better than a beast of burden."

"The sea is an inexhaustible storehouse of natural beauty."