Is man one of God's blunders? Or is God one of man's blunders?
Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.
Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?
We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.
The future influences the present just as much as the past.
Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them.
In music, the passions enjoy themselves.
