intellect is a sin that must be atoned for by leading exactly the life of those who have none.

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

I never was able to believe in the existence of next year except as in a metaphysical notion.

Kindness and generosity ... form the true morality of human actions.

[On Napoleon:] One has the impression of an imperious wind blowing about one's ears when one is near that man.

Man's most valuable faculty is his imagination.

Glory can be for a woman but the brilliant morning of happiness.