A thousand men enslaved fear one beast free.

If he had had all Peru in his pocket, he would certainly have given it to this dancer; but Gringoire had not Peru in his pocket; and besides, America was not yet discovered. (p. 66)

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

God made only water, but man made wine.

Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the lover makes the woman.

Religion, Society, and Nature--these are the three struggles of man.

The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.