“The theater is a school for tears and for laughter.”
“If you want to understand men, study their excuses.”
“A civilised man is one who knows how to doubt.”
“He who has killed his conscience is a monster.”
“It is not the place that makes the person, but the person that makes the place.”
“We are always looking for the book it is necessary to read, when it is always the book next to it.”
“No society has been able to abolish human sadness.”
“Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.”
“Only the ephemeral is of lasting worth.”
“Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together.”
“A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.”
“It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.”
“A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.”
“There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others.”
“Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage.”
“Sweet is the memory of distant friends!”
“There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse.”
“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.”
“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.”
“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.”