Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

Common sense is not so common.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

The public is a ferocious beast — one must either chain it up or flee from it.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: “O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.” And God granted it.

When it is a question of money, everyone is of the same religion.