To every separate person a thing is what he thinks it is – in other words, not a thing, but a think.

I have remained true to my deepest convictions. I mean the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong, and the tragedy of misunderstandings and missed opportunities, which I have done my best to treat as comedy—for otherwise how can we manage to bear it?

It is interesting to note that everyone has a different take on the world, a different opinion, and given the same inputs have completely different outputs.

Behind their dark glass, the mad own nothing.

Duty is what no-one else will do at the moment.

A word of advice. If, as a young man, student, you are tormented by a desire for women, it is best to get out into the fresh air as much as possible.

An unjust punishment is never forgotten.