Nature is all very well in her place, but she must not be allowed to make things untidy.
Genius and great abilities are often wanting; sometimes, only opportunities. Some deserve praise for what they have done; others for what they would have done.
The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.
Out of difficulties grow miracles.
The beginning and the end of love are both marked by embarrassment when the two find themselves alone. [Fr. , Le commencement et le declin de l'amour se font sentir par l'embarras ou l'on est de se trouver seuls. ]
A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.
Caprice in woman is the antidote to beauty.
Fate already warned us to pack it in. We just didn’t hear it in time.
Be thankful not only that you are an individual but also that others are different. The world needs all kinds, but it also needs to respect and use that individuality.
La de couverte d'un mets nouveau fait plus pour le bonheur du genre humain que la de couverte d'une e toile. The discoveryof a newdish doesmore for thehappiness of mankind than the discovery of a star.
Because I am a storyteller I live by words. Perhaps music is a purer art form. It may be that when we communicate with life on another planet, it will be through music, not through language or words.