Every period of time is a sphinx that throws itself into the abyss as soon as its riddle has been solved.

Laughter is wholesome. God is not so dull as some people make out. Did not He make the kitten to chase its tail.

It is only kindred griefs that draw forth our tears, and each weeps really for himself.

I live, which is the main point.

Oh, they loved dearly: their souls kissed, they kissed with their eyes, they were both but one single kiss.

A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

The men of action are, after all, only the unconscious instruments of the men of thought.