One of the hardest tasks is to extract continually from one's soul an almost inexhaustible ill will.

The true artist can only labor con amore.

Monsieur' to a convict is a glass of water to a man dying of thirst at sea; ignominy thirsts for respect.

True thinkers are characterized by a blending of clearness and mystery.

To breathe Paris is to preserve one's soul.

Not being heard is no reason for silence.

Civilization survives on the constant discovery of amity and an equal supply of damnation.