Love is the symbol of eternity.
The life of famous men was more glorious in antiquity; the life of obscure men is happier with the moderns.
Life resembles Gobelin tapestry; you do not see the canvass on the right side; but when you turn it, the threads are visible.
Glory can be for a woman but the brilliant morning of happiness.
Nothing recalls the past like music.
The most beautiful landscapes in the world, if they evoke no memory, if they bear no trace of a remarkable event, are uninteresting compared to historic landscapes.