To learn to read is to light a fire.

To rescue from oblivion even a fragment of a language which men have used and which is in danger of being lost -that is to say, one of the elements, whether good or bad, which have shaped and complicated civilization -is to extend the scope of social observation and to serve civilization.

When two souls have finally found each other, there is established between them a union which begins on earth and continues forever in heaven.

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.

Nothing can be sadder or more profound than to see a thousand things for the first and last time.

A woman's best qualities are harmful if undiluted with prudence.

There shall be no slavery of the mind.