Ah! the soft starlight of virgin eyes.

A knowledge of mankind and of things that surround us gives us that second education which proves far move valuable than our first because it alone turns out a truly accomplished man.

Liberty begets anarchy, anarchy leads to despotism, and despotism brings about liberty once again. Millions of human beings have perished without being able to make any of these systems triumph.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment fresh reasons are found for loving or hating better.

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

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