 The most original sin is not the thinker's but the poet's. |
| Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts. Topics: Art |
| A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces. |
| There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad. |
| True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed. Topics: Art |
| To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success. |
| An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is among Catholics. |
| There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who only dance to their own rhythm, and those who don't dance at all. |
| When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything. |
| The first condition for making music is not to make a noise. |
| The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair. |
| To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment. |
| In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal. |
| Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter. |
| Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk? |
| Happiness is always a coincidence. |
| A woman who does not become the slave of just one man becomes the slave of all men. |
