That child whose mother has never smiled upon him is worthy neither of the table of the gods nor the couch of the goddesses.
Until you have loved an animal, part of your soul will have remained dormant.
There is only one science, love, one riches, love, only one policy, love. To make love is all the law and the prophets.
It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.
It is remarkable how great an influence our clothes have on our moral state.
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.