Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

Understanding is the beginning of approving.

Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.

An opinion, though it is original, does not necessarily differ from the accepted opinion; the important thing is that it does not try to conform to it.

One should want only one thing and want it constantly. Then one is sure of getting it. But I desire everything, and consequently get nothing.

Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.

The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.