“Épouses nous sommes trahies. Amantes, nous sommes délaissées.”

“Les souffrances morales, auprès desquelles pâlissent les douleurs physiques, excitent cependant moins de pitié, parce-qu'on ne les voit point.”

“I belong to the opposition party, which is called life.”

“Πολύ λίγα βιβλία χρειάζονται για να είναι κανείς επιστήμων και ακόμη λιγώτερα για να είναι σοφός”

“I’d need rest to refresh my brain, and to get rest it’s necessary to travel, and to travel one must have money, and in order to get money you have to work. . . . I am in a vicious circle . . .from which it is impossible to escape.”

“Time is the only capital of those who just have their inteligence as fortune.”

“Nous sommes les escargots des sommets. (p. 18)”