pensait aux passions, comme nous pensons à la loterie: duperie certaine et bonheur cherché par des fous
(partie I, ch. VIII)

“Could anything possibly be more humorous than believing in the depth or in the …”

“Mathilde made an effort to use the more intimate form; she was evidently more a…”

“Faith, I am no such fool; everyone for himself in this desert of selfishness wh…”

“Beauty is nothing other than the promise of happiness.”