Life has but one true charm: the charm of the game. But what if we’re indifferent to whether we win or lose?

It is regrettable that, among the Rights of Man, the right of contradicting oneself has been forgotten.

The cannon thunders... limbs fly in all directions... one can hear the groans of victims and the howling of those performing the sacrifice... it's Humanity in search of happiness.

The taste for pleasure attaches us to the present. The concern with our salvation leaves us hanging on the future.

It is easy to understand why the rabble dislike cats. A cat is beautiful; it suggests ideas of luxury, cleanliness, voluptuous pleasures.

What is irritating about love is that it is a crime that requires an accomplice.

There are moments of existence when time and space are more profound, and the awareness of existence is immensely heightened.