If you would civilize a man, begin with his grandmother.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
The holy law of Jesus Christ governs our civilisation, but it does not yet permeate it.
What happened between those two beings? Nothing. They were adoring one another.
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)
A man without a woman is like a pistol without a trigger; it is the woman who makes the man go off.