“Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: routine.”

“Is there any instinct more deeply implanted in the heart of man than the pride of protection, a protection which is constantly exerted for a fragile and defenceless creature?”

“With monuments as with men, position means everything.”

“Ah! What pleasure it must be to a woman to suffer for the one she loves!”

“Surely a man must be in a parlours state to excite pity, extremely weak to inspire sympathy, or very evil-looking to make a soul tremble in a den like this, where pain must hold its tongue, poverty remain cheerful, and despair retain its self respect.”

“Love is a game in which one always cheats.”

“Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.”