Every man has three characters — that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
Alphonse Karr – [Character]


Everyone has three characters, that which they exhibit, that which they have, and that which they think they have.
Alphonse Karr – [Character]


I gather from a lawyer that there was a rehearsal yesterday. We haven't a hope. I know the presiding judge too: I've had the misfortune to sleep with his wife. He was specially picked.
Alphonse Karr – [Trials]


If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more daring.
Alphonse Karr – [Courage]


Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it too often is, the end.
Alphonse Karr – [Love]


The more things change, the more they remain the same.
Alphonse Karr – [Change]


We can invent only with memory.
Alphonse Karr – [Invention and Inventor]