In the end, everything is a gag.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

I'm not sure I'm adult yet.

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.

The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behaviour lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behaviour

Each person must live their life as a model for others.

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

Insanity in individuals is rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

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

A tragedy means always a man's struggle with that which is stronger than man.

The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

Shame is an ornament to the young; a disgrace to the old.

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

Each life makes its own immitation of immortality.

To forget is the secret of eternal youth. One grows old only through memory. There's much too little forgetting.

I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

Hard work, disciplined habits, modesty in living, contentment and cheerfulness.