“A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown.”

“in our civilization there are fearful hours - such are those when the criminal law pronounces shipwreck upon a man. What a mournful moment is that in which society withdraws itself and gives up a thinking being forever.”

“You need not tell me who you are. This is not my house; it is the house of Christ. It does not ask any comer whether he has a name but whether he has an affliction.”

“For dogs we kings should have lions, and for cats, tigers. The great benefits a crown.”

“The beautiful is as useful as the useful." He added after a moment’s silence, "Perhaps more so.”

“Monsieur' to a convict is a glass of water to a man dying of thirst at sea; ignominy thirsts for respect.”

“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”