Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats.

Revolutions spring not from accident, but from necessity. A revolution is a return from the factitious to the real. It takes place because it must.

I'd like a drink. I desire to forget life. Life is a hideous invention by somebody I don't know. It doesn't last, and it's good for nothing. You break your neck simply living.

A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.

There are things stronger than the strongest man.

The miserable's name is Man; he is agonizing in all climes, and he is groaning in all languages.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.