And then, strange to say, the first symptom of true love in a young man is timidity; in a girl, it is boldness.

Man does not understand nor accept immortality except on condition of self-remembrance.

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.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

To love beauty is to see light.

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.

Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul.