History has shown that the less people read, the more books they buy.

Wandering seemed no more than the happiness of an anxious man.

The mistake that men make is that they do not believe in theater. Otherwise, they would know that every man is allowed to play thecelestial tragedies and to become god. All he has to do is harden his heart.

We can't do without dominating others or being served.... The essential thing, in sum, is being able to get angry without the other person being able to answer back.

But who would dare condemn me in this world with no judges, where no one is innocent!

The best are led to make greater demands upon themselves. As for those who succumb, they did not deserve to survive.

I have always thought it would be easier to redeem a man steeped in vice and crime than a greedy, narrow-minded, pitiless merchant.