If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough

This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution.

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.

Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included

Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

Pain don't hurt.

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.