The impotence of God is infinite.

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.

The law ... allows rich as well as poor to sleep under bridges.

For every monarchy overthrown the sky becomes less brilliant, because it loses a star. A republic is ugliness set free.

Dog! When we first met on the highway of life, we came from the two poles of creation.... What can be the meaning of the obscure love for me that has sprung up in your heart?

It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown.

Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue.