Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in the truth that is taught by life.

He who never ventures beyond actuality will never win the prize of truth.

The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions continually produce the same results.

Eternity gives nothing back of what one leaves out of the minutes.

To live is to dream, and to dream pleasantly is to be wise.

Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair.

In the ardor of pursuit men soon forget the goal from which they start.