Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!.

If you are to judge a man, you must know his secret thoughts, sorrows, and feelings; to know merely the outward events of a man's life would only ser….

The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, for it was properly done..

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of gian….

Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment fresh reasons are found for loving or hating better..

Men are so made that they can resist sound argument, and yet yield to a glance..

Among even the happiest married couples there are always moments of regret..

Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness..

White and shining virgin of all human virtues, ark of the covenant between earth and heaven, tender and strong companion partaking of the lion and of….

The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute..

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy..

It is easier for a woman to be a good wife than a good mother. A widow has two duties with contrary obligations: she is a mother and she must exercis….

The passion of love is essentially selfish, while motherhood widens the circle of our feelings..

We do not wish success yet we obtain it. Always we find what we are not looking for. These words are too true not to become a proverb some day..

No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman..

It is not hope but despair that gives us the measure of our ambitions. We may yield secretly to beautiful poems of hope but grief looms start and str….

As a rule, only the poor are generous. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs to a relative..

Want him to be more of a man? Try being more of a woman!.

When a woman wants to betray her husband, her actions are almost invariably studied but they are never reasoned..

Clouds signify the veil of the Most High..

If the human heart sometimes finds moments of pause as it ascends the slopes of affection, it rarely halts on the way down..