By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.

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

True spirituality has its basis in moral life, which in turn is based on contem-plation.

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often 'Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.'

I want to feel my life while I'm in it.

If we are not free, no one will respect us.

I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot!

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

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

Wrinkles are engraved smiles.

The more I see, the less I know for sure.

Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.

During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams

Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.