We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself.

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

Impotent hatred is the most horrible of all emotions; one should hate nobody whom one cannot destroy.

A judge who cannot punish, in the end associates themselves with the criminal.

A world without love would be no world.

What I possess I would gladly retain. Change amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits.

The style of writing required in the great world is distinguished by a free and daring grace, a careless security, a fine and sharp polish, a delicate and perfect taste; while that fitted for the people is characterized by a vigorous natural fulness, a profound depth of feeling, and an engaging naivete.