First problem. To produce wealth. Second problem. To distribute it.

During a wise man's whole life, his destiny holds his philosophy in a state of siege.

True or false, that which is said of men often occupies as important a place in their lives, and above all in their destinies, as that which they do.

Do you know what friendship is... it is to be brother and sister; two souls which touch without mingling, two fingers on one hand.

You are adorable, mademoiselle. I study your feet with the microscope and your soul with the telescope.

Of all the things that God has made, the human heart is the one which sheds the most light, alas! and the most darkness.

To meditate is to labour; to think is to act. Folded arms work, closed hands perform, a gaze fixed on heaven is a toil.