Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.

Man is not made for society, but society is made for man. No institution can be good which does not tend to improve the individual.

Let no one dare to call another mad who is not himself willing to rank in the same class for every perversion and fault of judgment. Let no one dare aid in punishing another as criminal who is not willing to suffer the penalty due to his own offenses.

In order that she may be able to give her hand with dignity, she must be able to stand alone.

You see how wide the gulf that separates me from the Christian church.

I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression.

Preparations are good in life, prologues ruinous.