Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

The color of truth is gray.

Seize from every moment its unique novelty, and do not prepare your joys.

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.

Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.

Those who have never been ill are incapable of real sympathy for a great many misfortunes.

Hugo—alas!

It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle.

It would be wisest not to worry too much about the sterile periods. They ventilate the subject and instill into it the reality of daily life.