Only that type of story deserves to be called moral that shows us that one has the power within oneself to act, out of the conviction that there is something better, even against one's own inclination.

The errors of the observer come from the qualities of the human mind.

The rogue has everywhere the advantage.

In all times it is only individuals that have advanced science, not the age.

There are few who have at once thought and capacity for action. Thought expands, but lames; action animates, but narrows.

Reason can never be popular. Passions and feelings may become popular, but reason will always remain the sole property of a few eminent individuals.

What is the destiny of man, but to fill up the measure of his sufferings, and to drink his allotted cup of bitterness?