Hope is nothing but a deceitful flatterer accepted by reason only because it is often in need of palliatives.

For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger it is, the more it keeps silent.

I have lived as a philosopher and die as a Christian.

If you want to make people laugh, your face must remain serious.

The same principle that forbids me to lie does not allow me to tell the truth.

To Kiss : An attempt to absorb the essence of the other person.

Hope is nothing but a deceitful flatterer accepted by reason only because it is often in need of palliatives.