He who makes great demands upon himself is naturally inclined to make great demands on others.

Those who have never been ill are incapable of real sympathy for a great many misfortunes.

To love the truth is to refuse to let oneself be saddened by it.

Each of us really understands in others only those feelings he is capable of producing himself.

It is easier to lead men to combat and to stir up their passions than to temper them and urge them to the patient labors of peace.

Enduring fame is promised only to those writers who can offer to successive generations a substance constantly renewed; for every generation arrives upon the scene with its own particular hunger.

Most often it happens that one attributes to others only the feelings of which one is capable oneself.

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.

The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary for me to say - because they seemed to me too obvious.

Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.