The Life Of Great Geniuses Is Nothing

The Publication Of A Book Only Brings Very Paltry Results To Its Author.

Masterpieces Are Only Lucky Attempts.

I Would Rather Believe That God Did Not Exist Than Believe That He Was Indifferent.

Vanity Is The Most Despotic And Iniquitous Of Masters, And I Can Never Be The Slave Of My Own Vices.

The Masses Are Still Ungrateful Or Ignorant. They Prefer Murder, Poisonings, And Crimes Generally To A Literature Possessed Of Style And Feeling.