A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice.

The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the best; in fact, he is usually the worst.

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.