Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.

Behind every successful fortune there is a crime.

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.