“Everyone is deceived in his hopes, cheated in his expectations.”
“We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves. ”
“A man's shortcomings are taken from his epoch; his virtues and greatness belong to himself.”
“Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.”
“What is the destiny of man, but to fill up the measure of his sufferings, and to drink his allotted cup of bitterness?”
“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.”
“His easy going behavior contrasts greatly with my restlessness”