If we have our own why of life, we shall get along with almost any how. Man does not strive for pleasure; only the Englishman does.

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.

Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect.

I feel all those human beings to be pernicious who can no longer oppose what they love: they thereby ruin the best things and people.

Our crime against criminals lies in the fact that we treat them like rascals.

Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had.