Through the Unknown, we'll find the New
For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.
One must work, if not from inclination, at least out of despair — since it proves, on close examination, that work is less boring than amusing oneself.
It is the pleasure of astonishing others, and the proud satisfaction of never being astonished by them.
Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.
Life has but one true charm: the charm of the game. But what if we’re indifferent to whether we win or lose?