One doesn't have to get anywhere in a marriage. It's not a public conveyance.

In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace you aren't moving at all.

Love is the source of our greatest errors; but when it is even partially refined it is the energy and the passion of the soul in its search for Good, the force that joins us to Good and joins us to the world through Good. Its existence is the unmistakable sign that we are spiritual creatures, attracted by excellence and made for the Good. It is a reflection of the warmth and light of the sun.

One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats, and if some of these can be inexpensive and quickly procured so much the better.

Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.

Philosophy! Empty thinking by ignorant conceited men who think they can digest without eating!

Language is a machine for making falsehoods.