When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
Doubt follows white-winged hope with trembling steps.
Love is a religion, and its rituals cost more than those of other religions. It goes by quickly and, like a street urchin, it likes to mark its passage by a trail of devastation.
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.
Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.
Lofty souls are always inclined to make a virtue of misfortune.