Masterpieces are only lucky attempts.
Art speaks only to the mind, whereas nature speaks to all the faculties.
I'm not full of virtues and noble qualities. I love, but I love strongly, exclusive, stedfasty.
Sorrow makes us very good or very bad.
faith is like love; when you want it you can't find it, and you find it when you least expect it.
The capacity for passion is both cruel and divine.