It is comfortable to live in the belief that you are great, though your greatness is latent.

Everyone tends to remember the past with greater fervor as the present gains greater importance.

The fancies of wine are authentic events.

You see things less clearly when you open your eyes too wide.

It is comfortable to live in the belief that you are great, though your greatness is latent.

Everyone remembers his past with greater vividness as the present becomes more important. Dying men in their last delirium are supposed to see their whole life spread out before them.

Tears throw a veil over our faults and allow us to accuse fate without fear or contradiction.