It is often necessary to know how to obey a woman in order sometimes to have the right to command her.

Do you hear the people sing Lost in the valley of the night? It is the music of a people Who are climbing to the light. For the wretched of the earth There is a flame that never dies. Even the darkest night will end And the sun will rise.

What dangers you run, O noble souls! Often, you give your heart, but we take only your body. Your heart is left to you and you look at it in the shadows and shudder.

Curiosity is gluttony. To see is to devour.

Let us fear the worst, but work with faith; the best will always take care of itself.

All the human and animal manure which the world wastes, if returned to the land, instead of being thrown into the sea, would suffice to nourish the world.

The tomb is not a blind alley: it is a thoroughfare. It closes on the twilight. It opens on the dawn.