Be bad, but at least don't be a liar, a deceiver!

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.

History would be an excellent thing if only it were true.

Talent is the capacity to direct concentrated attention upon the subject: "the gift of seeing what others have not seen.

From the self-confidence with which he spoke no one could tell whether what he said was very clever or very stupid.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Three things are needed to educate the peasantry: schools, schools, and schools.