One never dives into the water to save a drowning man more eagerly than when there are others present who dare not take the risk.

In pain there is as much wisdom as in pleasure: like the latter it is one of the best self preservatives of a species.

At one time or another, almost every politician needs an honest man so badly that, like a ravenous wolf, he breaks into a sheep-fold: not to devour the ram he has stolen, however, but rather to conceal himself behind its wooly back.

Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you.

The danger in happiness - "Now everything is turning out right for me; from now on i'll love every turn of fate - Who wants to be my fate?

The real world is much smaller than the imaginary

Even the most beautiful scenery is no longer assured of our love after we have lived in it for three months, and some distant coast attracts our avarice: possessions are generally diminished by possession.