That men saw his mask, but the bishop saw his face. That men saw his life, but the bishop saw his conscience.
Being good is easy, what is difficult is being just.
Revolutions spring not from accident, but from necessity. A revolution is a return from the factitious to the real. It takes place because it must.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries.
To study in Paris is to be born in Paris!