There is only one science, love, one riches, love, only one policy, love. To make love is all the law and the prophets.

Of all earthly creatures, humans alone have the power to choose. One must never lose time in vainly regretting the past nor in complaining about the changes which cause us discomfort, for change is the very essence of life.

An old philosopher said to Monsieur Coignard, a Reverend Father: 'You are a pig!' To which Abad Coignard answered: 'You flatter me, sir. But unfortunately, I'm only a man.'

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one.

Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.

Those who have given themselves the most concern about the happiness of peoples have made their neighbors very miserable.

The faculty of doubting is rare among men. A few choice spirits carry the germs of it in them, but these do not develop without training.