The truth, as the light, makes blind.
I have always thought it would be easier to redeem a man steeped in vice and crime than a greedy, narrow-minded, pitiless merchant.
The absurd is sin without God.
There always comes a time when one must choose between contemplation and action. This is called becoming a man.
The most knowledgeable person in one domain may be the most ignorant in another.
People don't love each other at our age, Marthe—they please each other, that's all. Later on, when you're old and impotent, you can love someone. At our age, you just think you do. That's all it is.