Jealousy is a virtue of democracies which preserves them from tyrants..

Of all earthly creatures, humans alone have the power to choose. One must never lose time in vainly regretting the past nor in complaining about the ….

A woman without breasts is like a bed without pillows..

It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel..

People who don't count won't count..

The dog is a religious animal. In his savage state he worships the moon and the lights that float upon the waters. These are his gods to whom he appe….

Those who have given themselves the most concern about the happiness of peoples have made their neighbors very miserable..

All the good writers of confessions, from Augustine onwards, are men who are still a little in love with their sins..

The duty of literature is to note what counts, and to light up what is suited to the light. If it ceases to choose and to love, it becomes like a wom….

In art as in love, instinct is enough..

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe..

What we call strategy is mainly just crossing rivers on bridges and passing mountains though cols..

Do not try to satisfy your vanity by teaching a great many things. Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds; do not overload them. Pu….

A simple style is like white light. Although complex, it does not appear to be so..

We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best..

The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts..

God forbids suicide, and is unwilling that his creatures should destroy themselves..

Play is hand-to-hand encounter with Fate..

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all..

For the majority of people , though they do not know what to do with this life , long for another that shall have no end ..

Theologians and philosophers, who make God the creator of Nature and the architect of the Universe, reveal Him to us as an illogical and unbalanced B….