“Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose”

“Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything”

“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong”

“Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame ”

“Fashions have done more harm than revolutions”

“Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth”