... in the history of the human mind there has never been a useful thought or a profound truth that has not found its century and admirers.
Men do not change; they unmask themselves.
Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.
Speech happens to not be his language.
Genius inspires this thirst for fame: there is no blessing undesired by those to whom Heaven gave the means of winning it.
Only the refined and delicate pleasures that spring from research and education can build up barriers between different ranks.