And what will history say of me a thousand years hence?

Men are generally more pleased with a widespread than with a great reputation.

I’m afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.

Those who know the joys and miseries of celebrities when they have passed the age of forty know how to defend themselves.

All people have the common desire to be elevated in honor, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.

A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.