We have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. It has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society. We have truly entered the century of the educated man.

Old age is the verdict of life.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate they are green and vigorous in old age.

Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it.

It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor.