Irony and pity are two good counselors: one, in smiling, makes life pleasurable; the other, who cries, makes it sacred.

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.'

Dog! When we first met on the highway of life, we came from the two poles of creation.... What can be the meaning of the obscure love for me that has sprung up in your heart?

Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me.

It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.

The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.

Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.