How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure!

The air in Provence is impregnated with the aroma of garlic, which makes it very healthful to breathe.

in prosperity prayers seem but a mere medley of words, until misfortune comes and the unhappy sufferer first understands the meaning of the sublime language in which he invokes the pity of heaven!

...does that not tell you that grief is like life and that there is always somethings unknown beyond it?

Those born to wealth, and who have the means of gratifying every wish, know not what is the real happiness of life, just as those who have been tossed on the stormy waters of the ocean on a few frail planks can alone realize the blessings of fair weather.

Haste is a poor counselor

......When one loves, one is only too ready to believe one's love returned.