“The capacity of passion is both cruel and divine”

“There are no more thorough prudes than those who have some little secret to hide.”

“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”

“We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.”

“One is happy as a result of one's own efforts once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness: simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.”

“¡Dejadme escapar de la mentirosa y criminal ilusión de la felicidad!Dadme trabajo, cansancio, dolor y entusiasmo.”

“Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views.”