That a person cannot and consequently will not defend himself, does not yet cast disgrace upon him in our eyes ; but we despise the person who has neither the ability nor the good will for revenge whether it be a man or a woman.

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm.

Only sick music makes money today.

When one is young, one venerates and despises without that art of nuances which constitutes the best gain of life.

That lies should be necessary to life is part and parcel of the terrible and questionable character of existence.

To live alone one must be a beast or a god, says Aristotle. Leaving out the third case: one must be both - a philosopher.

Our shortcomings are the eyes with which we see the ideal.