To be a great man and a saint to oneself, that's the only important thing.

Thanks be to God, Who gives us sufferingas sacred remedy for all our sins,that best and purest essence which preparesthe strong in spirit for divine delights!

There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.

Sexuality is the lyricism of the masses.

My soul travels on the smell of perfume like the souls of other men on music.

Drowsing, they take the noble attitude of a great sphinx, who, in a desert land, sleeps always, dreaming dreams that have no end.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.