Even the kindest saint does have their own adversary

Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot.

I was clearly fascinated by him, but had the strange sense that he was equally fascinated by me. As far as he was concerned I was the devil itself, but the devil always holds a variety of attractions.

The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.

He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.