What is love? two souls and one flesh friendship? two bodies and one soul.

Evil often triumphs but never conquers.

The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable.

We call that person who has lost his father an orphan and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known that immense unhappiness of losing a friend by what name do we call him? Here every language holds its peace in impotence.

Friendship admits of difference of character as love does that of sex.

The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable.

When unhappy one doubts everything when happy one doubts nothing.

I look at what I have not and think myself unhappy others look at what I have and think me happy.

At first we hope too much later on not enough.

Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade: today it is the reverse.

I look at what I have not and think myself unhappy others look at what I have and think me happy.

Science is for those who learn poetry for those who know.

Success causes us to be more praised than known.