“Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images, the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire: ...”

“Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.”

“If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?”

“To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.”

“The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.”

“Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens.”

“I do not know where to go, but I have been on the road.”

“While she was in transit, being unattached was exhilarating, but the moment she stopped, so did the high.”

“The natural tenderness and delicacy of our constitution, added to the many dangers we are subject to from your sex, renders it almost impossible for a single lady to travel without injury to her ch...”