Life is too short to spare an hour of it in the indulgence of this evil passion.

Civil wars leave nothing but tombs.

Philosophy is the rational expression of genius.

Newspapers will ultimately engross all literature.

Good manners require space and time.

Poetry has been the guardian angel of humanity in all ages.

Mystery hovers over all things here below.

Void of freedom, what would virtue be?

Time is a great ocean which, like the other ocean, overflows with our remains.

Inspiration is solitary, never consecutive.

God has placed the genius of women in their hearts, because the works of this genius are always works of love.

Modesty and dew love the shade.

True love is the ripe fruit of a lifetime.

Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim.

Kindness is virtue itself.

Radicalism is but the desperation of logic.

All our tastes are but reminiscences.

A woman's strength is most potent when robed in gentleness.

We don't have two hearts, one for animals and one for humans ; we have one heart or we don't have any.