Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

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Who learns most from a good book is the author.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk...

The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk...

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make...

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make...

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?

There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who...

There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who...

In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only...

In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only...

Happiness is always a coincidence.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of...

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of...

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite...

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite...

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.

Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.

The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the...

The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the...

To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes...

To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes...

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a...

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a...