How weak our mind is; how quickly it is terrified and unbalanced as soon as we are confronted with a small, incomprehensible fact. Instead of dismissing the problem with: "We do not understand because we cannot find the cause," we immediately imagine terrible mysteries and supernatural powers.

The past attracts me, the present frightens me, because the future is death.

Great minds that are healthy are never considered geniuses, while this sublime qualification is lavished on brains that are often inferior but are slightly touched by madness.

Whatever you want to say, there is only one word to express it, only one verb to give it movement, only one adjective to qualify it.

Military men are the scourges of the world.

Of all the passions, the only one that seems respectable to me is the passion for food

The great artists are those who impose their personal vision upon humanity.