Above all do not ask that justice be just: It is just, because it is justice. The idea of a just justice could have originated only in the brain of an anarchist.

The greatest joy a petty soul can taste is to dupe a great soul and catch it in a snare.

For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth.

When one has no particular talent for anything, one takes to the pen.

Our energies are often stimulated by the necessity of supporting a being weaker than ourselves.

A courage which looks easy & yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage.

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