The workman of today works every day in his life at the same tasks, and this fate is no less absurd. But it is tragic only at the rare moments when it becomes conscious.

There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.

To begin with, poor people´s memory is less nourished than that of a rich; it has fewer landmarks in space because they seldom leave the place where they live, and fewer reference points in time throughtout lives that are grey and featureless.

That's the way man is, cher monsieur. He has two faces: he can't love without self-love.

There is not a single true work of art that has not in the end added to the inner freedom insight and life of each person who has known and loved it.

To understand one's world, one must sometimes turn away from it! To serve better, one must briefly hold it at a distance. Where can the necessary solitude be found, the long breathing space in which mind gathers its strength and takes stock of its courage.

My chief occupation, despite appearances, has always been love.