It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.

The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.

Dare to risk public criticism.

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

The future ain't what it used to be.

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

Once you label me you negate me.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it.

To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it.

They have formed their own 4-H club - the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history.

In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better.