A man’s character is most evident by how he treats those who are not in a position either to retaliate or reciprocate.

We endeavor to stuff the universe into the gullet of an aphorism.

We mourn the transitory things and fret under the yoke of the immutable ones.

To judge a man's character by only one of its manifestations is like judging the sea by a jugful of its water.

In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled.

Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.

A man is most accurately judged by how he treats those who are not in a position either to retaliate or to reciprocate.

With the stones we cast at them, geniuses build new roads with them.

Man is ready to die for an idea, provided that idea is not quite clear to him.

It is not true that men prefer foolish women. Rather they prefer women who can simulate foolishness whenever necessary, which is the very core of intelligence.

Avarice is fear sheathed in gold.

Modern food may be the most compelling lie humans have ever told.

Regret piles up around us like books we have never read.

Quick, how do you pick up a cat?" "Buy her a drink.

Virtually always I get my best pictures when everybody thinks the shoot's done.

The moment of twilight is simply beautiful.

I started crying, because there's nothing like hearing that the artist who originally did the song likes your version.

I have seized the light. I have arrested its flight.

If you possess a library and a garden, you have everything you need. (translation from the French) Si vous possedez une bibliotheque et un jardin, vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut.

The fire was followed by a period of grieving and then by an incredible lightness, freedom, and mobility.

Doubt is the first step towards knowledge, not faith.