I detest war; it ruins conversation

Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill his mistress; an Italian will kill her husband; a Spaniard will kill both; and a German will kill herself.

There are three things I have loved but never understood. Art, music and women.

It takes time to ruin a world, but time is all it takes.

Since the princes take the Earth for their own, it's fair that the philosophers reserve the sky for themselves and rule there, but they should never permit the entry of others.

I shall leave the world without regret, for it hardly contains a single good listener.

Hardly anyone knows how much is gained by ignoring the future.