To disrespect the masses is moral; to honor them, lawful.

Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry.

Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.

The main thing is to know something and to say it.

When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory.

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing.

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's opinions of what you do.

You just deal with the cards that are dealt you and you just go on and push forward.

I can write for a long time on one novel and not get tired.

A lot of boxers' features change - mainly when I fight 'em

What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailer so inexorable as one's self!

Hypocrisy is annoying but not evil. Someone who says one thing and does another has doubled their chances of being half right.

When I was doing stunts, I had lots of cuts on my body because of the chain. Even though everybody took care of me, I still got hurt.

It is important to remind young people that peace is the only victory.

The past does not equal the future.