Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being.

We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him.

He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.

Libraries can in general be too narrow or too wide for the soul.

One of the greatest creations of the human mind is the art of reviewing books without having read them.

Love is blind, but marriage restores its sight.

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.