The profession of letters is, after all, the only one in which one can make no money without being ridiculous.
Fame is a constant effort
Let us stay at home: there we are decent. Let us not go out: our defects wait for us at the door, like flies.
To succeed you must add water to your wine, until there is no more wine.
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.