We cannot confront solitude without moral resources.
Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.
Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
A woman in love has full intelligence of her power; the more virtuous she is, the more effective her coquetry.
Show me the woman, however loyal, who does not seek to rouse desire.
The election of a deputy to the Legislature offers a noble and majestic spectacle comparable only to the delivery of a child. It involves the same efforts, the same impurities, the same laceration, and the same triumph.