The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

The greatest of all sins is to be conscious of none.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage.

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.

I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.

Literature is my Utopia.