He saw before him two roads, both equally straight ; but he saw two; and that terrified him — him, who had never in his life known but one straight line. And, bitter anguish, these two roads were contradictory.
...mothers are often fondest of the child which has caused them the greatest pain.
A republic may be called the climate of civilization.
God will reward you,' he said. 'You must be an angel since you care for flowers.
To err is human. To loaf is Parisian.
To love beauty is to see light.