Man judges of nature in relation to itself; the angelic spirit judges of it in relation to heaven. In short, to the spirits everything speaks.

In a world of hunchbacks, a fine figure becomes a monstrosity.

Remorse is impotent; it will repeat its faults. Repentance only is a true force; it puts an end to everything.

The key to all sciences is unquestionably the question mark. To the word How? we owe most of our greatest discoveries. Wisdom in life may perhaps consist in asking ourselves on all occasions: Why?

Life is simply what out feelings do to us.

Possibly the words materialism and spirituality express two sides of one and the same fact.

Time is the only capital of those who just have their inteligence as fortune.