In every well-governed state wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing.
The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything.
Until you have loved an animal, part of your soul will have remained dormant.
Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.
It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.
Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream.