“We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together”

“True love is the parent of humility”

“War will never yield but to the principles of universal justice and love.”

“Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life”

“To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to think of indifferent things; but among them, everything is equal”

“At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone”