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

We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.

Everyone would like to behave like a pagan, with everyone else behaving like a Christian.

My great idea is that we must forgive the Pope. First of all, he needs it more than anyone else. Besides, it is the only way of placing oneself above him.

Travel, which is like a greater and a graver science, brings us back to ourselves.

Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.

The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits.