A man's own vanity is a swindler that never lacks for a dupe.

Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness.

The man whom fate employs to awaken love in the heart of a young girl is often unaware of his work and therefore leaves it uncompleted.

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.

Grief ennobles the commonest people because it has its own essential grandeur. To shine with the luster of grief, a person need only be sincere.

Above all do not ask that justice be just: It is just, because it is justice. The idea of a just justice could have originated only in the brain of an anarchist.

God reveals Himself, unfailingly, to the solitary, thoughtful seeker