Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.

Events are never absolute, their outcome depends entirely upon the individual. Misfortune is a stepping stone for a genius, a piscina for a Christian, a treasure for a man of parts, and an abyss for a weakling.

Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.

Admiration bestowed upon any one but ourselves is always tedious.

The mind, too, has its regimen. It needs gymnastics, just like the body does.

As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move…similes arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your ally and writing ceases to be a struggle.