The death of a child is the greatest reason to doubt the existence of God.

Eh, brother, but nature has to be corrected and guided, otherwise we'd all drown in prejudices. Without that there wouldn't be even a single great man.

Happiness lies not in happiness but only in the attempt to achieve it.

I feel pity for him, and that is a poor sign of love.

My friend, the truth is always implausible, did you know that? To make the truth more plausible, it's absolutely necessary to mix a bit of falsehood with it. People have always done so.

When he has lost all hope, all object in life, man becomes a monster in his misery.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.