Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion.

The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water.

There is no such thing as "natural law": this expression is nothing but old nonsense... Prior to laws, what is natural is only the strength of the lion, or the need of the creature suffering from hunger or cold, in short, need.

A man who is half an idiot, but who keeps a sharp lookout and acts prudently all his life, often enjoys the pleasure of triumphing over men of more imagination than he

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

Love is like fever; it comes and goes without the will having any part of the process.

I see but one rule: to be clear. If I am not clear, all my world crumbles to nothing.