Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Those who always pray are necessary to those who never pray.
Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.
Woe, alas, to those who have loved only bodies, forms, appearances! Death will rob them of everything. Try to love souls, you will find them again.
God has set his intentions in the flowers, in the dawn, in the spring, it is his will that we should love.
A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown.
Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.
Wisdom is the health of the soul.
Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.
You look at a star for two reasons, because it is luminous, and because it is impenetrable. You have beside you a sweeter radiance and a greater mystery, woman.
When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.
It is from books that wise men derive consolation in the troubles of life.
The heart becomes heroic through passion. It is no longer composed of anything but what is pure; it no longer rests upon anything but what is elevated and great.
To love another person is to see the face of God.
Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.
Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars.
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.
Religion, Society, and Nature--these are the three struggles of man.
All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
The first symptom of true love in a man is timidity, in a young woman, boldness. This is surprising, and yet nothing is more simple. It is the two sexes tending to approach each other and assuming each the other's qualities.
What makes night within us may leave stars.
Not seeing people permits us to imagine them with every perfection.
True thinkers are characterized by a blending of clearness and mystery.
Sacrificing the earth for paradise is giving up the substance for the shadow.
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words.
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