Quote #8779
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
Quote #19744
When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so...
Quote #4807
My friend is one… who take me for what I am.
Quote #10149
Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.
Quote #19844
No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.
Quote #7519
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins...
Quote #10576
No one becomes forty without incredulity and a sense of outrage.
Quote #21498
The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can...
Quote #10157
My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.
Quote #10923
People who’ve had happy childhoods are wonderful, but they’re bland… An unhappy childhood compels...