Hatred, for the man who is not engaged in it, is a little like the odor of garlic for one who hasn't eaten any..

There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race..

On tue un homme, on est un assassin. On tue des millions d'hommes, on est un conquérant. On les tue tous, on est un dieu. Kill a man, and you are an….

A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time..

When I was young I pitied the old. Now old, it is the young I pity..

We give others praise which we ourselves don't believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe..

On the brink of being satiated, desire still appears infinite..

It is not easy to imagine how little interested a scientist usually is in the work of any other, with the possible exception of the teacher who backs….

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness..

Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it..

I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan..

To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts..

Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity that one could regret their not ranking among the achiev….

I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books..

In our ideals we unwittingly reveal our vices..

Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do without a correct understanding of her language.

To love an idea is to love it a little more than one should..

There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past..

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men..