"A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends."

"It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right, especially when one is right."

"He who despises himself nevertheless esteems himself as a self-despiser."

"Love your enemies because they bring out the best in you."

"Never to talk about oneself is a very refined form of hypocrisy."

"I need solitude, which is to say, recovery, return to my self, the breath of a free, light, playful air."

"Man is the cruelest animal."

"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."

"What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal."

"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."

"Success has always been a great liar."

"There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth."

"In heaven, all the interesting people are missing."

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."

"Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood."