Christianity ruined emperors, but saved peoples.
life is a deep sleep of which love is the dream
What I need is a woman who is something, anything: either very beautiful or very kind or in the last resort very wicked; very witty or very stupid, but something.
Nothing is a sin when you obey the orders of a priest
I deeply wished I could make the stars all come down and breathe them; disappear in them
[I]f you are truly a man, sure of yourself and confident of your strength, you may taste of life without fear and without reserve; you may be sad or joyous, deceived or respected; but be sure you are loved, for what matters the rest?