The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms. — Henri-Frédéric Amiel. Swiss philosopher and poet (1821–1881)
You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.
Great men are true men, the men in whom nature has succeeded. They are not extraordinary - they are in the true order. It is the other species of men who are not what they ought to be.
Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.