Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only pain we obey. knowledge & medical
Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it has neither the cruelties nor the enchantments. nature
The time at our disposal each day is elastic the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it. time
Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees. art
Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible. happiness
Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces. alone & great
Love is space and time measured by the heart. time
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. friendship
We must never be afraid to go too far, for truth lies beyond. truth
Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind. happiness & sympathy
Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way. intelligence
We don't receive wisdom we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. wisdom
Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination. imagination, men & women
Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have retained of them. time
Words do not change their meanings so drastically in the course of centuries as, in our minds, names do in the course of a year or two. change
A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves. change
If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time. time
A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it. communication & strength