Paul Eldridge

“The sea of language has no shore.”

“Man has conquered the world, but not himself.”

“A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.”

“He who is afraid to use an 'I' is a sheep in the flock of men.”

“Life is a tragicomedy, in which we are the actors.”

“In a world of wolves, one should go armed.”

“A man's character is the arbiter of his fortune.”

“Humor is the foam on the wave of sorrow.”

“Irony is the hygiene of the mind.”

“The most beautiful thing in the world is, precisely, the conjunction of learning and inspiration.”

“The greatest enemy of man is not death, but life without love.”

“Aphorisms are literature's hand-luggage. Light and compact, they fit the shortest journey.”

“Eternity is the playground of the gods.”

“Logic is a feeble reed, swayed by the winds of passion.”