I beheld the wretch-the miserable monster whom I had created.
Evil thenceforth became my good.
Ah! it is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace.
You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!
The modern masters promise very little
A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility.