God abandons only those who abandon themselves, and whoever has the courage to shut up his sorrow within his own heart is stronger to fight against it than he who complains.

Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.

Know how to replace in your heart, by the happiness of those you love, the happiness that may be wanting to yourself

And I refused to make any sacrifices; for nothing on earth seemed more valuable than my peace of mind, my pleasure and my acclaim.

Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age.

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.

nature has not changed. The night is still unsullied, the stars still twinkle, and the wild thyme smells as sweetly now as it did then ... We may be afflicted and unhappy, but no one can take from us the sweet delight which is nature's gift to those who love her and her poetry.