Affected simplicity is an elegant imposture.

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.

There is at least as much eloquence in the voice, eyes, and air of a speaker as in his choice of words.

The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.

Only strong natures can really be sweet ones; those that seem sweet are in general only weak, and may easily turn sour.

Some beautiful things are more dazzling when they are still imperfect than when they have been too perfectly crafted.

Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.