Who learns most from a good book is the author.

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Theology is the logic of the Devil.

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

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.

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

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

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is...

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is...

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

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

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?

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...

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...

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...

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

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.

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...

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

We say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing...

We say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.

When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.