Glory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.

Misfortune, no less than happiness, inspires us to dream.

If we study Nature attentively in its great evolutions as in its minutest works, we cannot fail to recognize the possibility of enchantment - giving to that word its exact significance.

It is beyond a doubt that during the sixteenth century, and the years immediately preceding and following it, poisoning had been brought to a pitch of perfection which remains unknown to modern chemistry, but which is indisputably proved by history. Italy, the cradle of modern science, was at that time, the inventor and mistress of these secrets, many of which are lost.

To have fame follow us is well, but it is not a desirable avant-courier.

Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart like a viper in its hole.

Those sweetly smiling angels with pensive looks, innocent faces, and cash-boxes for hearts.