In great matters, men behave as they are expected to; in little ones, as they would naturally

The best philosophical attitude to adopt towards the world is a union of the sarcasm of gaiety with the indulgence of contempt.

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

Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing but that we cannot prevent from barking.

The contact of two epidermises.

Your intelligence often bears the same relation to your heart as the library of a chateau does to its owner.

In order to forgive reason for the evil it has wrought on the majority of men, we must imagine for ourselves what man would be without his reason. 'Tis a necessary evil.