I wonder how anyone can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thoughts.
For if the proper study of mankind is man, it is evidently more sensible to occupy yourself with the coherent, substantial and significant creatures of fiction than with the irrational and shadowy figures of real life.
Self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion.
When things are at their worst, I find something always happens.
When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.