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

The most beautiful landscapes in the world, if they evoke no memory, if they bear no trace of a remarkable event, are uninteresting compared to historic landscapes.

The only equitable manner in my opinion, of judging the character of a man is to examine if there are personal calculations in his conduct; if there are not, we may blame his manner of judging, but we are not the less bound to esteem him.

The universe is in France; outside it, there is nothing.

Love is admiring with the heart. And admiring is loving with the mind.

There is no reality on this earth except religion and the power of love; all the rest is even more fugitive than life itself.

Thought can never be compared with action, but when it awakens in us the image of truth.