I [Death] was astonished to see him in Baghdad, for I had an appointment with him tonight in Samarra.

The mystic sees the ineffable, and the psychopathologist the unspeakable.

What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.

Simplicity and naturalness are the truest marks of distinction.

The passing moment is all we can be sure of; it is only common sense to extract its utmost value from it.

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.

Love is what happens to men and women who don't know each other.