Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife; she has thought much worse things about you.
There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race.
On the brink of being satiated, desire still appears infinite.
A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in.
Marriage simplifies life and complicates the day.
What makes our opponents useful is that they allow us to believe that without them we would be able to realize our goals.