Theology is the logic of the Devil.

In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal.

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

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Erik Satie does not say the opposite of Debussy; he says the same thing only the other way round.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.