"One declaims endlessly against the passions; one imputes all of man's suffering to them. One forgets that they are also the source of all his pleasures."

"People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm."

"The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled."

"Sentences are like sharp nails, which force truth upon our memories."