A heart that overflows may seek out merrymaking and boisterous festivities to quietly rejoice, unnoticed amidst the reveling crowds.

The graceful flowers of innocence are more valuable than the laurel crown of fame.

The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval.

The noble woman is half a man, even a complete one. Only their imperfections make them women.

The sun of a prince's good graces resembles that in the skies in that it shines most kindly upon the blackest people.

Nothing genuinely historical was ever lost in this country. For this reason we have two ruling parties: villains and fools.

The state has no religion for the simple reason that it has each and everyone.