There are questions so indiscreet, that they deserve neither truth nor falsehood in reply.

There is nothing steadfast in life but our memories. We are sure of keeping intact only that which we have lost.

If grief is to be mitigated, it must either wear itself out or be shared.

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

People read every thing nowadays, except books.

Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of its harmonies. The law of contrasts is one of the laws of beauty. Under the conditions of our climate, shadow gives light its worth; sternness enhances mildness; solemnity, splendor. Varying proportions of size support and subserve one another.

By becoming unhappy, we sometimes learn how to be less so.