Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.

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

Men fear silence as they fear solitude, because both give them a glimpse of the terror of life's nothingness.

Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.