When any one tells you that he belongs to no party, you may at any rate be sure that he does not belong to yours.

Indulgence is lovely in the sinless; toleration, adorable in the pious and believing heart.

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

Men are always invoking justice; yet it is justice which should make them tremble.

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

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

We are rich only through what we give.