“The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories, that it has come to be disbelieved in.”

Those who do not weep, do not see.

Love has no middle term; either it destroys, or it saves.

Not being heard is no reason for silence.

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. God is awake.

It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.

When love has fused and mingled two beings in sacred and angelic unity, the secret of life has been discovered so far as they are concerned.

Nothing makes a man so adventurous as an empty pocket.

A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in – what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.

What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!

Love is the foolishness of men, and the wisdom of God.

Wisdom is the health of the soul.

Life’s great happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

Toleration is the best religion.

People do not lack strength, they lack will.

The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

Love is never stronger than when it is completely unreasonable.