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.

Party politics is now a real farce.

Nothing resembles selfishness more closely than self-respect

... the progress of the language has caused us to lose many old treasures. It is thus with all progress, and one must make the best of it.

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.

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

I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the illusion which the senses seek to create where love is only partial. I say, I believe, that one must love with all of one's being, or else live, come what may, a life of complete chastity.