It is a law of nature that every decent man on earth is bound to be a coward and a slave

Don’t let us forget that the causes of human actions are usually immeasurably more complex and varied than our subsequent explanations of them.

If God does not exist, everything is permitted.

If you happen to have a wart on your nose or forehead, you cannot help imagining that no one in the world has anything else to do but stare at your wart, laugh at it, and condemn you for it, even though you have discovered America.

To live without Hope is to Cease to live.

Above all, don't lie to yourself.

Suffering is part and parcel of extensive intelligence and a feeling heart.