The machinery of the world is far too complex for the simplicity of men.
The things that are said in literature are always the same. What is important is the way they are said. Looking for metaphors, for example: When I was a young man I was always hunting for new metaphors. Then I found out that really good metaphors are always the same.
In general, every country has the language it deserves.
The heresies we should fear are those which can be confused with orthodoxy.
You may win your heart's desire, but in the end you're cheated of it by death.
To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god.