"It is depressing to hear the unfortunate or dying man jest."

"When a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if…"

"Eyes—the head’s chief of police. They watch and make mental notes. A blind person is like a city abandoned by the aut…"

"We live not in order to eat, but in order not to know what we feel like eating."

"Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf."

"If only one tooth aches, rejoice that not all of them ache.... If your wife betrays you, be glad that she betrayed on…"

"Love is a scandal of the personal sort."

"Once you’ve married, be strict but just with your wife, don’t allow her to forget herself, and when a misunderstandin…"

"By nature servile, people attempt at first glance to find signs of good breeding in the appearance of those who occup…"

"Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it."