I repeat, whether we be Italians or Frenchmen, misery concerns us all.

He had, they said, tasted in succession all the apples of the tree of knowledge, and, whether from hunger or disgust, had ended by tasting the forbidden fruit.

The holy law of Jesus Christ governs our civilisation, but it does not yet permeate it.

There is no vacuum in the human heart. Certain demolitions take place, and it is well that they do, but on condition that they are followed by reconstructions.

A woman's best qualities are harmful if undiluted with prudence.

It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.

In the animal world no creature born to be a dove turns into a scavenger. This happens only among men.