To have lied is to have suffered.

Most commonly revolt is born of material circumstances; but insurrection is always a moral phenomenon. Revolt is Masaniello, who led the Neapolitan insurgents in 1647; but insurrection is Spartacus. Insurrection is a thing of the spirit, revolt is a thing of the stomach.

Proverty and wealth are comparative sins.

In the opera we call love, the libretto is almost nothing.

My day's work will begin again the next morning. The tomb is not a blind alley.

Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.

Sire, you are looking at a plain man, and I am looking at a great man. Each of us may benefit.