Prose talks and poetry sings.

Genius differs from talent not by the amount of original thoughts, but by making the latter fertile and by positioning them properly, in other words, by integrating everything into a whole, whereas talent produces only fragments, no matter how beautiful.

Do hurry and proclaim the concordat. Then castrate yourselves to keep from sinning.

I am a woman, and even if I could proceed with harshness and rigidity, it would disgust me nonetheless.

Swear words and profanities are mere abbreviations of speech, similar to the abbreviations in writing.

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

Although your knowledge is weak and small, you need not be silent: since you cannot be judges be at least witnesses.