I tell you: one must have chaos in one to give birth to a dancing star. I tell you: you still have chaos in you.

Live to the point of tears.

"I sometimes think of what future historians will say of us. A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers."

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day.

More and more, when faced with the world of men, the only reaction is one of individualism. Man alone is an end unto himself. Everything one tries to do for the common good ends in failure.

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.