It is easier to kill what we do not know.

What’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves.

We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.

What did it matter if he existed for two or for twenty years? Happiness was the fact that he had existed.

The aim of art, the aim of a life can only be to increase the sum of freedom and responsibility to be found in every man and in the world. It cannot, under any circumstances, be to reduce or suppress that freedom, even temporarily.

stupidity has a knack of getting its way; as we should see if we were not always so much wrapped up in ourselves

But do you know why we are always more just and generous toward the dead? The reason is simple. With them there is no obligation. They leave us free and we can take our time, fit the testimonial between a cocktail party and a nice little mistress, in our spare time, in short.