If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.
Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.
Writing only leads to more writing.
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But they survive, they come to the surface again. And they develop a routine of the abyss: It's four o clock. At five I have my abyss.