Shows itself in the notion that what may be objectively true may in the mouth of certain people become false.

Dread is a womanish debility in which freedom swoons. Psychologically speaking, the fall into sin always occurs in impotence. But dread is at the same time the most egotistic thing.

My sorrow is my castle.

Take a book, the poorest one written, but read it with the passion that it is the only book you will read. Ultimately, you will read everything out of it, that is, as much as there was in yourself, and you could never get more out of reading, even if you read the best of books.

It is more blessed to give than to receive, but then it is also more blessed to be able to do without than to have to have.

What a misfortune to be a woman! And yet, the worst misfortune is not to understand what a misfortune it is.

The thing that cowardice fears most is decision