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.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

Kindness is not without its rocks ahead. People are apt to put it down to an easy temper and seldom recognize it as the secret striving of a generous nature; whilst, on the other hand, the ill-natured get credit for all the evil they refrain from.

Who shall ever tell how much an unmerited disfavor crushes a shy person? Who can ever depict the misfortunes of timidity?

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.

Men are perfectly willing to abandon a woman but they refuse to be abandoned by her.

Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance