Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

One of the saddest things in life, is the things one remembers.

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.

The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.

Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion

Science is the most reliable guide for civilization, for life, for success in the world. Searching a guide other than the science is meaning carelessness, ignorance and heresy.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy

The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.

To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.