A work settles nothing, just as the labor of a whole generation settles nothing. Sons, and the morrow, always start afresh.

Great lovers will always be unhappy, because, for them, love is of supreme importance. Consequently they demand of their beloved the same intensity of thought as they have for her, otherwise they feel betrayed.

Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference.

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.

Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed of it in our adolescence and maturity. That is why childhood seems so long. Probably every period of life is multiplied by our reflections upon the next.

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

We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.