Romance is the poetry of literature.
When death gives us a long lease of life, it takes as hostages all those whom we have loved.
Fortune does not change [people], it unmasks them.
One of the first observations to make in conversation is the state, or the character, and the education of the person to whom we speak.
Indulgence, twin sister of guilt.
The heart of a good man is the sanctuary of God in this world.