A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other.

The only real education comes from what goes counter to you.

Our judgements about things vary according to the time left us to live -that we think is left us to live.

I can't expect others to share my virtues. It's good enough for me if they share my vices.

In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging, after having loved it. This is true of countries, of persons, and of oneself.

The scholar seeks truth, the artist finds.

There's a law in life: whenever a door closes, a new one will open.