An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is among Catholics.

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.

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

The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk in wartime goes on being a coward.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

In love, it is the weak who strike and the strong who caress.

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.