François Chateaubriand Quotations

One is not superior merely because one sees the world in an odious light

Justice is the bread of the nation, it is always hungry for it.

We must not always try to plumb the depths of the human heart; the truths it contains are among those that are best seen in half-light or in perspective

The cat lives alone, has no need of society, obeys only when she pleases, pretends to sleep that she may see more clearly, and scratches everything on which she can lay her paw.