A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.

In our own presence, we all pretend to be simpler than we are: thus we take a break from our fellow human beings.

History belongs above all to the man...who needs models, teachers, comforters and cannot find them among his contemporaries.

Pity is the most pleasant feeling in those who have not much pride and have no prospect of great conquests; for them the easy prey - and that is what all who suffer are - is enchanting.

I am really very, very tired of everything - more than tired.

If a man has character, he has also his typical experience, which always recurs.

Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied.