All repressed passion produces its counter-passion which is as malevolent as the natural passion would be beneficial.

Ignorant as regards the unity of man with himself, the world is still more ignorant in respect to the two other unities - unity of man with God and the universe.

Nowhere is there more constancy and more unanimity than among the French to subordinate that sex which they pretend to honor so highly.

Wisdom, virtue, morality, all these have fallen out of fashion: everybody worships at the shrine of commerce.