It is far more important that one's life should be perceived than that it should be transformed; for no sooner has it been perceived, than it transforms itself of its own accord.

The living are just the dead on holiday

All mothers are rich when they love their children. There are no poor mothers, no ugly ones, no old ones. Their love is always the most beautiful of joys.

The dog who meets with a good master is the happier of the two.

Happiness is rarely absent; it is we that know not of its presence.

At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past.

The dog is the only living being that has found and recognizes an indubitable, tangible and definite god. He knows to whom above him to give himself. He has not to seek for a superior and infinite power.