Change is the essence of life.
There is only one science, love, one riches, love, only one policy, love. To make love is all the law and the prophets.
He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice.
There are no bad books any more than there are ugly women.
It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.
All the good writers of confessions, from Augustine onwards, are men who are still a little in love with their sins.