Every bird which flies has the thread of the infinite in its claw.

The greatest blunders, like the thickest ropes, are often compounded of a multitude of strands. Take the rope apart, separate it into the small threads that compose it, and you can break them one by one. You think, That is all there was! But twist them all together and you have something tremendous.

The most excellent symbol of the people is the paving stone. One walks on it until it falls on one's head.

For there are many great deeds done in the small struggles of life.

Diamonds are found only in the dark places of the earth, truths are found only in the depths of thought.

When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age.

The guillotine is the ultimate expression of Law, and its name is vengeance; it is not neutral, nor does it allow us to remain neutral.