There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
— Michel de Montaigne
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.
