The earlier works of a man of genius are always preferred to the newer ones, in order to prove that he is going down instead of up.
A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
France is great because she is France.
Morality is truth in full bloom.
Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.
He would give all of his clothes to his servant, admonishing him NOT to return them until he had completed his day's work.