Men fear silence as they fear solitude because both give them a glimpse of the terror of life's nothingness.
Few are they who have never had a chance to achieve happiness-and fewer those who have taken that chance.
Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
In literature as in love we are astounded by what is chosen by others.
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditations on the past.
He who wants to do everything will never do anything.
Few are they who have never had the chance to achieve happiness ... and fewer those who have taken that chance.
Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.