The profession of letters is, after all, the only one in which one can make no money without being ridiculous.
Wrinkles are engraved smiles.
At the bottom of all patriotism there is war: that is why I am no patriot.
Talent is like money; you don't have to have some to talk about it.
It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody.
There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.