It is better to teach a few things perfectly than many things indifferently...

In a discussion, the difficulty lies, not in being able to defend your opinion, but to know it.

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

Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.

Information is not culture. In the mind of a truly educated person, facts are organized, and they make up a living world in the image of the world of reality.

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.