Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.
There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.
We expect everything and are prepared for nothing.
Youth should be a savings bank.
We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.
Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity.
Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.
The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.
Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention.
To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.
The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.
Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be.
One must be a somebody before they can have a enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force.
Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.
Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.
Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in daily life and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage too.
In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.
Clifford Worley: 'Cause you, you're part eggplant. [all laugh] Vincenzo Coccotti: Ohhh! Clifford Worley: Huh? Hey! Hey! Hey! [motioning with his hand three times] Vincenzo Coccotti: You're a cantaloupe. [shoots Cliff in the face]
… scientific thought does not mean thought about scientific subjects with long names. There are no scientific subjects. The subject of science is the human universe; that is to say, everything that is, or has been, or may be related to man.
Remember that [scientific thought] is the guide of action; that the truth which it arrives at is not that which we can ideally contemplate without error, but that which we may act upon without fear; and you cannot fail to see that scientific thought ...
Computers double their performance every month.