God manifests himself to us in the first degree through the life of the universe, and in the second degree through the thought of man. The second manifestation is not less holy than the first. The first is named Nature, the second is named Art.

“These two beings, who had loved each other so exclusively, and with so touching…”

“The hand which moves over the dial moves also among souls.”

“Gavroche had fallen only to rise again; he sat up, a long stream of blood rolle…”

“How do we know that the creation of worlds is not determined by the fall of gra…”