The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness.

The soul in the darkness sins, but the real sinner is he who caused the darkness.

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

The need of the immaterial is the most deeply rooted of all needs. One must have bread; but before bread, one must have the ideal.

The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.

Ah," cried Gavroche, "what does this mean? It rains again! ...If this continues, I withdraw my subscription.

His judgement demonstrates that one can be a genius and understand nothing of an art that is not one's own.