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

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A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains...

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains...

Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

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

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

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

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...

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

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...

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to...

Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to...

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear...

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear...

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

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...

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?

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...

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.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

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...

An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is...

An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is...

True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.

True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.

Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.

Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.