Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it.
Society is no more indulgent than was the God of Genesis.
There are moments in life when all we can bear is the sense that our friend is near us; our wounds would wince at the touch of consoling words, that would reveal the depths of our pain.
When women love, they forgive everything...
Show me the woman, however loyal, who does not seek to rouse desire.
My writing table has seen all my wretchedness, knows all my plans, has overheard all my thoughts.