 Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you. |
| There is no doubt: the study of man is just beginning, at the same time that his end is in sight. |
| He who is obsessed by death is made guilty by it. Topics: Death |
| The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand. |
| Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence. |
| The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure. |
| When you write down your life, every page should contain something no one has ever heard about. |
| One should use praise to recognize what one is not. |
| Pessimists are not boring. Pessimists are right. Pessimists are superfluous. |
| It doesn't matter how new an idea is: what matters is how new it becomes. |
| Most religions do not make men better, only warier. |
| Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune? |
