Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.
A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.
I fear only that which I love, says man, according to Montaigne. Woman replies: I love only that which I fear.
The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.
The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the best; in fact, he is usually the worst.
When you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.