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

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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...

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

A woman who does not become the slave of just one man becomes the slave...

A woman who does not become the slave of just one man becomes the slave...

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...

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.

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.