6 quotes
Men are so unjust that to be unhappy is to be wrong.
A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
In retailing slander, we name the originator, in order to enjoy a pleasure without danger.
A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
One seeks new friends only when too well known by old ones.
A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
A great name without merit is like an epitaph on a coffin.
A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
Jealousy is the homage that inferiority pays to merit.
A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
Would you know how to give? Put yourself in the place of him who receives.
A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)