I needn't tell you that success and failure prove nothing - the whole thing is a lottery. It's pleasant to succeed; but for a philosophic mind it oughtn't to be very upsetting to fail.

No place is ugly to those who understand the virtues and sweetness of everything that God has made.

Life is a slate where all our sins are written; from time to time we rub the sponge of repentance over it so we can begin sinning again.

And I refused to make any sacrifices; for nothing on earth seemed more valuable than my peace of mind, my pleasure and my acclaim.

You, stupid one, who believe in laws which punish murder by murder...

No one makes a revolution by himself.

The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes.