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.

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.

The duty of literature is to note what counts, and to light up what is suited to the light. If it ceases to choose and to love, it becomes like a woman who gives herself without preference.

A simple style is like white light. Although complex, it does not appear to be so.

The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you can't understand them. The best sentence? The shortest.

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.

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.