I'm religiously opposed to religion.
An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.
Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.
To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.
I would have liked to be - indeed, I should have been - a second Rembrandt.
When liberty returns, I will return.
To think of shadows is a serious thing.
When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.
To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface.
Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.
Genius: the superhuman in man.
Toleration is the best religion.
The beautiful has but one type, the ugly has a thousand.
The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.
The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.
