Oh! How unsuccessful we are to hear reason
When the heart is touched by such a charming poison!
As the ill man cherishes his illness so
He cannot bear the idea of letting it go.
Most people here are English-speaking so I guess I'll try and translate (the best I can) every French quote I submit :)
"Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives."
"Words! Mere words! How terrible they were! How clear, and vivid, and cruel! One could not escape from them. And yet what a subtle magic there was in them! They seemed to be able to give a plastic form to formless things, and to have a music of their own as sweet as that of viol or of lute."
