If you begin by saying, 'Thou shalt not lie,' there is no longer any possibility of political action.

Uncalled-for aggression arouses the hatred of the civilian population.

On my way to the office in the morning, there are, in front of me, behind me, other men going to their jobs. I see them; if I dared, I would smile at them. I think to myself that I am a socialist, that they are the purpose of my life, of my efforts and that they do not know it yet.

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

The past is the luxury of proprietors.

We are possessed by the things we possess. When I like an object, I always give it to someone. It isn't generosity-it's only because I want others to be enslaved by objects, not me.

To know what life is worth you have to risk it once in a while.