The egotism of woman is always for two.

I am glad that I am not a man, for then I should have to marry a woman.

intellect is a sin that must be atoned for by leading exactly the life of those who have none.

To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.

Why shouldn't man be as angry about not having always been alive as about having to stop being alive?

Of all human sentiments, enthusiasm creates the most happiness; it is the only sentiment in fact which gives real happiness, the only sentiment which can help us to bear our human destiny in any situation in which we may find ourselves.

O memory, thou bitter sweet,--both a joy and a scourge!