We say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing of a woman; but in neither case is it usually appropriate, clearly for very different reasons.

True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Those who are scandalized by a naked body--thinks the Devil--are easy prey: they are already doomed.

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

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

Life is a dangerous adventure, says the American, and he is half right: life is dangerous, but it's not an adventure.