Intuition, like the rays of the sun, acts only in an inflexibly straight line; it can guess right only on condition of never diverting its gaze; the freaks of chance disturb it.

Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.

Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

Women? In order to realize how far these charming creatures we idealize can carry their cruelty, we must see them among themselves!

Self-interest is an ineffable feeling which shall follow us into God's very presence since they say there is a hierarchy even among the Holy Saints.

No woman allows her lover to descend from his pedestal. Even a god is not forgiven the slightest pettiness.

In smart society men are jealous of one another after the fashion of women.