It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.

You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.

There are people who are willing to suffer and swallow their tears at leisure, and God will no doubt reward them in heaven for their resignation; but those who have the will to struggle strike back at fate in retaliation for the blows they receive.

I am a count, not a saint.

Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy.

The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow - so arbitrary are these transient laws.

God is full of mercy for everyone, as He has been towards you. He is a father before He is a judge.