Marriage is like a beleaguered fortress: those who are outside want to get in, and those inside want to get out
French Proverb
Fashion is a tyrant from which there is no deliverance; all must conform to its whimsical
French Proverb
The reputation of a man is like his shadow: it sometimes follows and sometimes precedes him, it is sometimes longer and sometimes shorter than his natural size
French Proverb
Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their place
French Proverb