Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!

Sometimes, one gesture comprises an entire drama, the accent of one word ruins an entire existence, and the indifference of one glance kills the happiest passion.

In love, what a woman mistakes for disgust is actually clearsightedness. If she does not admire a man, she scorns him.

The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation; his friends, his pleasures, patrons, and acquaintances are his capital.

Imagination helps the realism of every detail, and only sees the beauties of the work.

But does not happiness come from the soul within?

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.