That men saw his mask, but the bishop saw his face. That men saw his life, but the bishop saw his conscience.

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!

Table talk and Lovers' talk equally elude the grasp; Lovers' talk is clouds, table talk is smoke.

The hatred of luxury is not an intelligent hatred. It implies a hatred of arts.

Dirt has been shrewdly termed "misplaced material.

The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.

What is called honors and dignities, and even honor and dignity, is generally fool's gold.