Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened

Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own

Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things which are alike

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the ma

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action