Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good remedies, and hardly any specific cures.

One must not hope to be more than one can be.

Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before.

In a country where everyone strives for attention, it is better to be bankrupt than to be nothing.

Whatever evil a man may think of women, there is no woman but thinks more.

Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.

The philosopher who would fain extinguish his passions resembles the chemist who would like to let his furnace go out.