The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.

An artist cannot get along without a public; and when the public is absent, what does he do? He invents it, and turning his back on his age, he looks toward the future for what the present denies.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

Please do not understand me too quickly.

What thwarts us and demands of us the greatest effort is also what can teach us most.

The color of truth is gray.

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.