A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
Any man who talks about his love affairs thereby proves he is ignorant of love and is moved only by vanity.
All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.
A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
This religion takes away the courage of thinking of unusual things and prohibits self-examination above all as the most egregiousof sins.... It is one step away from protestantism.