A Pessimist And An Optimist, So Much

A Person Often Meets His Destiny On The Road He Took To Avoid It.

Le Mensonge Et Les Vers De Tout Temps Sont Amis. Lies And Literature Have Always Been Friends.

He Knows The Universe And Does Not Know Himself.

Gentleness Succeeds Better Than Violence.

The Fastidious Are Unfortunate: Nothing Can Satisfy Them. [lat., Les Delicats Sont Malheureux, Rien Ne Saurait Les Satisfaire.]