“One is not always happy when one is good; but one is always good when one is happy.”

“When we are happy, we are always good, but when we are good, we are not always happy.”

“But don't you think one can be happy when on is married?Perfectly happy. But the happiness of a married man, my dear Gerald, depends on the people he has not married.But if one is in love?One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.”

“When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.”

“One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.”

“The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding. The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married. One should always be in love - that's the reason one should never marry.”

“In love, one always begins in deceiving oneself, and one always ends in deceiving others.”