How true it is that, sooner or later, the' most rebellious must bow beneath the yoke of misfortune!

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.

Genius inspires this thirst for fame: there is no blessing undesired by those to whom Heaven gave the means of winning it.

New doctrines ever displease the old. They like to fancy that the world has been losing wisdom, instead of gaining it, since they were young.

Only the refined and delicate pleasures that spring from research and education can build up barriers between different ranks.

Life resembles Gobelin tapestry; you do not see the canvass on the right side; but when you turn it, the threads are visible.

We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love