Alphonse Karr
» Change » “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”
» Character » “Every man has three characters — that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.”
» Character » “Everyone has three characters, that which they exhibit, that which they have, and that which they think they have.”
» Courage » “If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more daring.”
» Invention and Inventor » “We can invent only with memory.”
» Love » “Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it too often is, the end.”
» Trials » “I gather from a lawyer that there was a rehearsal yesterday. We haven’t a hope. I know the presiding judge too: I’ve had the misfortune to sleep with his wife. He was specially picked.”