Conviction is the conscience of intellect.

The success of many books is due to the affinity between the mediocrity of the author's ideas and those of the public.

What we love intensely or for a long time we are likely to bring within the citadel, and to assert as part of oneself.

False modesty is the most decent of all lies.

Wicked people sometimes perform good actions. I suppose they wish to see if this gives as great a feeling of pleasure as the virtuous claim for it.

I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.

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