The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished. |
The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay it |
The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth |
The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth |
The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest. |
The former [Corneille] paints men as they should be, the latter [Racine] paints them as they are. |
The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile? |
The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you. |
The majority of men devote the greater part of their lives to making their remaining years unhappy. |
The noblest deeds are well enough set forth in simple language; emphasis spoils them |
The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. |
The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation. |
The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things |
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. |
The punishment of a criminal is an example to the rabble; but every decent man is concerned if an innocent person is condemned. |