Success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances to merit.... They confound the brilliance of the firmament with the star-shaped footprints of a duck in the mud.
A woman's best qualities are harmful if undiluted with prudence.
God knows better than we do what we need.
A wretched woman is more unfortunate than a wretched man.
The saints were his friends, and blessed him; the monsters were his friends, and guarded him.
Genius: the superhuman in man.