An intelligent woman is a woman with whom one can be as stupid as one wants.

A poet's work consists less in seeking words for his ideas than in seeking ideas for his words and predominant rhythms.

Cognition reigns but does not rule.

Let us enrich ourselves with our mutual differences.

The mind has transformed the world, and the world is repaying it with interest. It has led man where he had no idea how to go.

Conscience reigns but it does not govern.

There is a difference if we see something with a pencil in our hand or without one.