Mirrors, those revealers of the truth, are hated; that does not prevent them from being of use.

It is by suffering that human beings become angels.

I repeat, whether we be Italians or Frenchmen, misery concerns us all.

Strange to say, the luminous world is the invisible world; the luminous world is that which we do not see. Our eyes of flesh see only night.

People generally will soon understand that writers should be judged, not according to rules and species, which are contrary to nature and art, but according to the immutable principles of the art of composition, and the special laws of their individual temperaments.

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.

He was fond of books, for they are cool and sure friends