But then one regrets the loss even of one's worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one's personality.

It is better to repent a sin than regret the loss of a pleasure.

There is one thing worse than an absolutely loveless marriage: a marriage in which there is love, but on one side only.

It is a great mistake for men to give up paying compliments, for when they give up saying what is charming, they give up thinking what is charming.

The fact is, that civilization requires slaves. Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.

The weather is entrancing, but in my heart there is no sun.

Do not be afraid of the past. If people tell you that it is irrevocable, do not believe them.