Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation his friends, his pleasures, patrons, and acquaintances are his capital.
Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her beauty.