Elizabeth Bibesco

“Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.”

“What is memory? Not a storehouse, not a trunk in the attic, but a landscape of the mind in which the heart finds its own geography.”

“Honesty is the most frightening thing in the world.”

“Intuition is the whisper of the soul.”

“Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings.”

“The only real possession is memory. In moments of greatness, we live.”

“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.”

“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.”

“You can't have a perfectly good silver lining without a cloud.”

“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.”

“Solitude is the richness of self.”

“The purest of friendship is to divine the hour of need.”

“Irony is the hygiene of the mind.”

“Sentimentality is a superstructure covering a vacuum.”

“He had the sort of face that makes you realize God does have a sense of humor.”

“Applause is a receipt, not a bill.”

“For the most part, we are not where we are, but where we think we are.”

“It is a bore to be studied, but a torment to be misunderstood.”

“A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.”

“One’s real life is so often the life that one does not lead.”