Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.

We commit two wrongs when we fail to right a wrong.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.

Writing is a fine thing, because it combines the two pleasures of talking to yourself and talking to a crowd.

Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference. Perhaps this is why we always love madly someone who treats us with indifference.

We never remember days, only moments.

All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition.