The emotions of man are stirred more quickly than man’s intelligence.

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray, and the advantage of science is that it is not emotional.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

One could never pay too high a price for any sensation.

Además, las mujeres están mejor preparadas que los hombres para soportar penas... Viven de emociones; no piensan más que en eso.

And how delightful other people's emotions were!-much more delightful than their ideas, it seemed to him. One's own soul, and the passions of one's friends-those were the fascinating things in life.