If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi".

People are discontent; men are troubled; and the literature is excellent.

Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak.

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.

Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings.

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are to give a fair and complete idea of the country.

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.