Materialism and spirituality are two pretty racquets with which charlatans in cap and gown make the same ball fly.

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.

Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue.

Bankers are lynxes. To expect any gratitude from them is equivalent to attempting to move the wolves of the Ukraine to pity in the middle of winter.

My writing table has seen all my wretchedness, knows all my plans, has overheard all my thoughts.

The victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan.