To study in Paris is to be born in Paris!

Marius was of the temperament that sinks into grief and remains there; Cosette was of the sort that plunges in and comes out again.

No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never to be afflicted.

To love is the half of to believe.

If the infinite had no me, then me would be its limit. It would not be the infinite, therefore it would not be.

Solitude either develops the mental power, or renders men dull and vicious.

Love is the foolishness of men, and the wisdom of God.