“Ever since history has been written, ever since philosophy has meditated, misery has been the garment of the human race.”

“He who has seen the misery of man only has seen nothing, he must see the misery of woman; he who has seen the misery of woman only has seen nothing, he must see the misery of childhood.”

“In fact, he who has only beheld the misery of man has seen nothing; the misery of woman is what he must see; he who has seen only the misery of woman has seen nothing; he must see the misery of the child.”

“This conflict between right and fact has endured since the origins of society. To bring the duel to an end, to consolidate the pure ideal with the human reality, to make the right peacefully interpenetrate the fact, and the fact the right, this is the work of the wise.”

“I have been loving you a little more every minute since this morning.”

“In becoming dirt, she has been turned to stone. To touch her is to feel a chill.”

“He who has not been a stubborn accuser in prosperity should hold his peace in the face of ruin.”