I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.

I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart.

People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.

I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.

Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.

Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.

A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.

Every medicine is vain.

And I remember wondering why it was that eating something good could make me feel so terrible, while vomiting something terrible could make me feel so good.

I cannot be an optimist but I am a prisoner of hope.

Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth.

I mean, if cans can be recycled, why not spirits?

Love does not go away, it changes.

The body is the soul's house. Shouldn't we therefore take care of our house so that it doesn't fall into ruin?

Let your clarity define you, in the end, we will only just remember how it feels.

A kingdom is not lost by a single defeat.

I'm not even the coolest one of my friends. I'm just the guy who sat down and wrote everything down. Like I know plenty of people who do crazier stuff than I do.