Not to be a socialist at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head.

When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves he isn't a man of action.

A collective tyrant, spread over the length and breadth of the land, is no more acceptable than a single tyrant ensconced on his throne.

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.

Oh, to be seventy again!

It is easier to make war than to make peace.

Monet's garden must be included with his works, because he combined the magic of an adaptation of nature with the work of a painter of light. An extension of the studio into the openair, with color tones lavishly spread out on all sides to exercise the eye with seductive vibrations, from which a feverishly aroused retina expects unquenchable joy.