Loving the same man or woman all your life, why, that's like supposing the same candle could last you all your life

Art is not a pleasure, a solace, or an amusement; art is great matter.

Even if the absence of government really did mean anarchy in a negative, disorderly sense - which is far from being the case - even then, no anarchical disorder could be worse than the position to which government has led humanity.

... women are the pivot round which the world turns.

All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.

My piece of bread only belongs to me when I know that everyone else has a share, and that no one starves while I eat.

What is reason given me for, if I am not to use it to avoid bringing unhappy beings into the world!