A man is ridiculous less through the characteristics he has than through those he affects to have.

The great interests of man: air and light, the joy of having a body, the voluptuousness of looking.

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

There is a sort of love whose very excessiveness prevents the lover's being jealous.

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.

If we are incapable of finding peace in ourselves, it is pointless to search elsewhere.

There are many predicaments in life that one must be a bit crazy to escape from.