When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wander a little from the truth.

A man's age is something impressive, it sums up his life: maturity reached slowly and against many obstacles, illnesses cured, griefs and despairs overcome, and unconscious risks taken; maturity formed through so many desires, hopes, regrets, forgotten things, loves. A man's age represents a fine cargo of experience and memories.

Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?

Ephemeral" It means 'which is in danger of speedy disappearance.

Experience will guide us to the rules. You cannot make rules precede practical experience.

Behind all seen things lies something vaster; everything is but a path, a portal or a window opening on something other than iteself.

It is the savor of bread broken with comrades that makes us accept the values of war.