The greater a man's talents, the more marked his idiosyncracies. Yet in the provinces originality is considered perilously close to lunacy.
In a world of hunchbacks, a fine figure becomes a monstrosity.
Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.
Little minds find satisfaction for their feelings, good or bad, in little things.
Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.
My writing table has seen all my wretchedness, knows all my plans, has overheard all my thoughts.