Genuine bon mots surprise those from whose lips they fall, no less than they do those who listen to them.
The supreme sway of chastity over the senses makes her queenly.
The mind is the atmosphere of the soul.
What is true by lamplight is not always true by sunlight.
There are single thoughts that contain the essence of a whole volume, single sentences that have the beauties of a large work.
Luckily, I never feel at one time more than half my pains.