Take time as it comes, the wind as it blows, woman as she is.

I deeply wished I could make the stars all come down and breathe them; disappear in them

Vanity and dignity are incompatible with each other; vain women are almost sure to be vulnerable.

The life of a devotee is a crusade of which the heart is the Holy Land.

There are temptations more attractive than angels. Liberty, Patriotism, the good of humanity – words like that are the silver scales of the Tempter’s flaming wings

Disgrace is the synonym of discovery.

Oh! my friend, when you feel bursting on your lips the vow of eternal love, do not be afraid to yield, but do not confound wine with intoxication; do not think the cup divine because the draft is of celestial flavor; do not be astonished to find it broken and empty in the evening.