We are wont to condemn self-love; but what we really mean to condemn is contrary to self-love. It is that mixture of selfishness and self-hate that permanently pursues us, that prevents us from loving others, and that prohibits us from losing ourselves.

Conscience reigns but it does not govern.

Whoever wants to accomplish great things must devote to a lot of profound thought to details.

Sometimes I think and other times I am.

Beware of what you do best; its bound to be a trap.

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.