Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.
Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest.
To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius.
The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.
Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command.