How fondly swindlers coddle their dupes! No mother is as caressing or thoughtful towards her adored child as a merchant in hypocrisy toward his milch-cow.

We cannot confront solitude without moral resources.

In the medical profession a horse and carriage are more necessary than any scientific knowledge.

Religious ecstasy is a madness of thought freed of its bodily bonds, whereas in the ecstasy of love, the forces of twin natures unite, blend and embrace one another.

A woman in love has full intelligence of her power; the more virtuous she is, the more effective her coquetry.

A vocation is born to us all; happily most of us meet promptly our twin,--occupation.

When women love, they forgive everything...