Strong and rare natures are thus created; misery, almost always a stepmother, is sometimes a mother; privation gives birth to power of soul and mind; distress is the nurse of self-respect; misfortune is a good breast for great souls.

“An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.”

“People who are crushed do not look behind them. They know but too well the evil…”

“If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not …”

“To love another person is to see the face of God.”