"The present age is essentially a sensible, reflecting age, which knows how to do everything, but which does nothing."

"The greatest danger, that of losing one's own self, may pass off as quietly as if it were nothing; every other loss, an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc., is sure to be noticed."

"The more a person is able to laugh, the more profound is his spirit."

"The more a person has developed his mind, the more he is capable of being depressed."

"The highest stage a man can reach is that of being a paradox."