Let our lives be pure as snowfields, where our steps leave a mark but no stain.

Those who have suffered much are like those who know many languages; they have learned to understand and be understood by all.

Might we not say to the confused voices which sometimes arise from the depths of our being: "Ladies, be so kind as to speak only four at a time?"

There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.

The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.

The heart has always the pardoning power.

There are not good things enough in life to indemnify us for the neglect of a single duty.