Time wasted is a theft from God.

Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

The immense majority of our species are candidates for humanity, and nothing more.

The only substance properly so called is the soul.

A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks.

Learn to limit yourself; to content yourself with some definite work; dare to be what you are and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not; and to believe in your own individuality.