The delight we inspire in others has this enchanting peculiarity that, far from being diminished like every other reflection, it returns to us more radiant than ever.

The soul falls into contemplation before this sanctuary, where the celebration of love is held.

Here we stop. On the threshold of wedding nights stands an angel smiling, a finger to his lips.

There are moments when the hands of a woman possess super human force.

What is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do.

All that he might have felt of love in his entire life melted into a sort of ineffable radiance.

God must not be judged from appearances. Beneath the gilding of heaven I perceive a poverty-stricken universe. Creation is bankrupt.