Rabbit pie.
Always made of cat.
R20 entries
Racine.
Naughty boy!
Radicalism.
All the more dangerous that it is latent. The Republic is hurtling forward into radicalism.
Raft.
Always "of the Medusa."
Railways.
If Napoleon had had them, he would have been invincible. Talk about them ecstatically, saying: "I, my dear sir, who am speaking to you now—this morning I was at X; I had taken the X train, I transacted my business there, and by X o'clock I was back here."
Railway stations.
Gape with admiration; cite them as architectural wonders.
Redheads.
See Blondes, Brunettes and Negresses.
Regards.
Always the best.
Relatives.
Always a nuisance. Keep the poor ones out of sight.
Religion.
Part of the foundations of society. Is necessary for the common people. Yet we mustn't overdo it. "The religion of our fathers...": this must be uttered with unction.
Representative of the People.
To be elected—the height of glory. Thunder against the Chamber of Deputies. "Too many talkers there, they never do anything."
Republicans.
"The republicans are not all scoundrels, but all scoundrels are republicans."
Restaurant.
You should order the dishes not usually served at home. When uncertain, look at what others around you are eating.
Reunion.
"A good time was had by all. Most of us will never forget it." It never breaks up without plans being laid for the one next year. The life of the party must not fail to say: "All, all are gone, the old familiar faces."
Rhyme.
Never in accord with Reason.
Riding (horseback).
Excellent exercise for reducing. E.g. all cavalry officers are thin. Excellent exercise for gaining weight. E.g. all cavalry officers are pot-bellied. "When he gets on a horse he's a regular centaur."
Ring.
Worn on the index finger, is distingue. Worn on the thumb, is too Oriental. Rings will make your fingers misshapen.
Ronsard.
Absurd, with his Greek and Latin words.
Rousseau.
Believe that Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Jean-Baptiste Rousseau were brothers, like the two Corneilles.
Ruins.
Induce reverie; make a landscape poetic.