In morals, always do as others do; in art, never.

The profession of letters is, after all, the only one in which one can make no money without being ridiculous.

It is more difficult to be an honorable man for a week than to be a hero for fifteen minutes.

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.

There is a justice, but we do not always see it. Discreet, smiling, it is there, at one side, a little behind injustice, which makes a big noise.

Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.