When my soul leaves this human dwelling, I will not consider myself to have completely died, but to pass from one state to another, given that, in you and by you, I remain in my visible image in this world.

Science without conscience is the soul's perdition.

I'd gladly do without a valet. I'm never so well treated as when I'm without a valet.

Never did a great man hate good wine.

I've often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.

You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.

Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.