Genuine sorrows are very tranquil in appearance in the deep bed they have dug for themselves. But, seeming to slumber, they corrode the soul like that frightful acid which penetrates crystal.

Woman is closer to angels than man because she knows how to mingle an infinite tenderness with the most absolute compassion.

Good befalls us while we sleep, sometimes.

Woman is a most charming creature, who changes her heart as easily as she does her gloves.

There is something great and terrible about suicide.

The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the physical presence.

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