Morals are a matter of private agreement; decency is of public concern.
The mask, given time, comes to be the face itself
Leaving behind books is even more beautiful — there are far too many children.
nothing is slower than the true birth of a man
A young musician plays scales in his room and only bores his family. A beginning writer, on the other hand, sometimes has the misfortune of getting into print.
Translating is writing.