Marius was of the temperament that sinks into grief and remains there; Cosette was of the sort that plunges in and comes out again.

You preserve your shame but you kill your glory.

The soul helps the body, and at certain moments raises it. It is the only bird that sustains its cage.

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.

This child whom we Love, Brings daylight Into our soul.

Philosophy is the microscope of thought.

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