The heart overwhelmed by grief knows no rest.

The name of mistress instead of wife would be dearer and more honourable for me, only love given freely, rather than the constriction of the marriage tie, is of significance to an ideal relationship.

When my self is not with you, it is nowhere.

Riches and power are but gifts of blind fate, whereas goodness is the result of one's own merits.

We fluctuate long between love and hatred before we can arrive at tranquillity.

What cannot letters inspire? They have souls; they can speak; they have in them all that force which expresses the transports of the heart.

it is not the deed but the intention that makes the crime.

I am convinced by a sad experience that it is natural to avoid those to whom we have been too much obliged, and that uncommon generosity causes neglect rather than gratitude.

Prosperity seldom chooses the side of the virtuous.

the higher the step of advancement, the heavier is the fall.

It is always some consolation in sorrow to feel that it is shared, and any burden laid on several is carried more lightly or removed.

A man says something. Sometimes it turns out to be the truth, but this has nothing to do with the man who says it.

A man's shortcomings are taken from his epoch

Sometimes I think I like dogs more than I like humans. The only time a dog has ever betrayed me... was by dying.

You cannot hurt me. Only I can do that.

I never go on Facebook! I like, haven't confirmed anybody to be my friend on Facebook. I have lots of friends; I'm just really bad at Facebook.

I do have a dirty sense of humor.

It is through others that we become ourselves.

Marriage to a very rich woman posed problems.

Just once it might be instructive to pretend you're accepting an award for failure, just to see who you would thank.