To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.

We find things beautiful because we recognize them and contrariwise we find things beautiful because their novelty surprises us.

I know that I shall die struggling for breath, and I know that I shall be horribly afraid. I know that I shall not be able to keep myself from regretting bitterly the life that has brought me to such a pass; but I disown that regret. I now, weak, old, diseased, poor, dying, hold still my soul in my hands, and I regret nothing.

Women are strange little beasts,' he said to Dr. Coutras. 'You can treat them like dogs, you can beat them till your arm aches, and still they love you.' He shrugged his shoulders. 'Of course, it is one of the most absurd illusions of Christianity that they have souls.

A God that can be understood is no God. Who can explain the Infinite in words?

If people waited to know one another before they married, the world wouldn't be as overpopulated as it is now.

It is good to be on your guard against an Englishman who speaks French perfectly; he is very likely to be a card-sharper or an attache in the diplomatic service.