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

He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice.

Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him out to be a rational animal.

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.

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

It is only the poor who are forbidden to beg.

Our passions are ourselves.