The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
- A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.
- There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
- True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.
- There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.
- Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect finds the way to its flower, with a will which nothing can dismay nor turn aside.