From the point of view of form, the type of all the arts is the art of the musician. From the point of view of feeling, the actor’s craft is the type.

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He who is not master of his own thoughts is not accountable for his own deeds.

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The future has many names: For the weak, it means the unattainable. For the fearful, it means the unknown. For the courageous, it means opportunity.

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The social edifice of the past rests on three columns,—the priest, the king, and the hangman.

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Thus, in speaking of Bonaparte, one was free to sob or to puff up with laughter, provided that hatred lay at the bottom.

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Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

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Being good is easy, what is difficult is being just.

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In times of revolution misery is both cause and effect. The blow which it deals rebounds upon it.

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It is sometimes no less startling to meet the dog than the wolf.

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Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

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