If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.
A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.
No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.