A man's jealousy is a social institution; a woman's prostitution is an instinct.

Many desire to kill me, and many wish to spend an hour chatting with me. The law protects me from the former.

He who sleeps half a day has won half a life.

It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new.

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

How unreliable is the woman caught being faithful! Today she is faithful to you, tomorrow to another.

An idea's birth is legitimate if one has the feeling that one is catching oneself plagiarizing oneself.