It is not a mistress I have lost but half of myself, a soul for which my soul seems to have been made.
Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.
Common sense is not so common.
The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
What is madness? To have erroneous perceptions and to reason correctly from them.