In a husband, there is only a man; in a married woman, there is a man, a father, a mother and a woman.

Everything is bilateral in the domain of thought. Ideas are binary. Janus is the myth of criticism and the symbol of genius. Only God is triangular!

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

Glory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.

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

A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his talent.

Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance