It is not our criminal actions that require courage to confess, but those which are ridiculous and foolish.

We can never put ourselves in the shoes of children; we cannot fathom their thoughts, we lend them ours; and always following ourown reasoning, we stuff their heads with extravagance and error.

The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

For, as I think I have said, I can only meditate when I am walking. When I stop I cease to think; my mind only works with my legs.

If there is in this world a well-attested account, it is that of vampires. Nothing is lacking: official reports, affidavits of well-known people, of surgeons, of priests, of magistrates; the judicial proof is most complete. And with all that, who is there who believes in vampires?