Time ripens all things; no one is born wise.

It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.

If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.

The historian looks backward. In the end he also believes backward.

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

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

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.

Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.

The less you know, the more you believe.

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.

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.'

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

I can't wait to figure out what is wrong with me, so I can say this is the way that I used to be.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence.

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.