At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run dry

Emotion is always new and the word has always served; therein lies the difficulty of expressing emotion.

If a man has his throat cut in Paris, it's a murder. If 50,000 people are murdered in the east, it is a question.

In 1815, M. Charles-Francois-Bienvenu Myriel was Bishop of D—— He was an old man of about seventy-five years of age; he had occupied the see of D—— since 1806.

True thinkers are characterized by a blending of clearness and mystery.

There are many tongues to talk, and but few heads to think.

The supreme ordeal, let us say rather, the only ordeal, is the loss of the beloved being.