All music, even if its occasion be a gay one, renders us pensive.

A Gothic building engenders true religion ... The light, falling through colored glass, the singular forms of the architecture, unite to give a silent image of that infinite mystery which the soul for ever feels, and never comprehends.

One must, in one's life, make a choice between boredom and suffering.

The thing that must be preserved in all situations whatever is the reputation of one's character.

Love which is only an episode in the life of men, is the entire history of the life of women.

To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.

It is not enough to forgive; one must forget.