Bravery in simple soldiers is a dangerous trade, to which they have bound themselves to get their livelihood.

The hunger for applause is the source for all conscious literature and heroism

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acpuire it.

If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.

Extreme boredom provides its own antidote.

There are some who never would have loved if they never had heard it spoken of.

Interest blinds some people, and enlightens others.