Through the ingenuousness of her age beamed an ardent mind, a mind not of the women but of the poet; she did not please, she intoxicated.

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.

All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.

I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol.

A weakened mind always sees everything through a black veil. The soul makes its own horizons; your soul is dark, which is why you see such a cloudy sky.

Love is the most selfish of all the passions.

We are always in a hurry to be happy...; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.