If you believed more in life you would fling yourself less to the moment.

The man loves danger and sport. That is why he loves woman, the most dangerous of all sports.

He who possesses greatness is cruel towards his secondary virtues and considerations.

That is an artist as I would have an artist be, modest in his needs: he really wants only two things, his bread and his art--panemet Circen.

One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.

The moment Germany rises as a great power, France gains a new importance as a cultural power.

Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.